"painful" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 疼痛的
• 痛苦的

Definition

引起身体疼痛的，或带来强烈情感痛苦、不适的。它可以形容伤处、经历、回忆，甚至尴尬的场面。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

既可用于身体上的疼，也可用于情感上的痛苦：'a painful cut', 'a painful divorce'。常见搭配有 'painful to watch', 'painful memory', 'painfully honest'。它比 'uncomfortable' 语气更强，也更带个人感受。

Examples

This cut on my hand is very painful.

我手上的这个伤口很**疼痛**。

It was painful to hear the bad news.

听到这个坏消息让人很**痛苦**。

The dentist said it might be a little painful.

牙医说这可能会有一点**疼痛**。

Watching him apologize was almost painful.

看他道歉，几乎让人觉得很**难受**。

That's a painful reminder of how things ended.

那是一个让人很**痛苦**的提醒，让人想起事情是怎么结束的。

Her speech was painful to sit through, but no one wanted to leave early.

她的演讲听得人很**难受**，但谁也不想提前离开。