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afraid、scared、frightened、terrifiedの使い分け

be afraid of be scared of be frightened of

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同じレベルの恐怖を表す。

Many children are afraid of / scared of / frightened of cockroaches.

※ be frightened of は主に突然の恐怖を表し、代名詞を取らないという違いがある。

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be scared by と be frightened by は可能。

The earthquake scared / frightened me.
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I was scared by / frightened by the earthquake.

※ afraid は by を取らない。

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terrified は上記の3つよりも強い恐怖を表す。

He was terrified of going to hell when he died.

The small children were terrified by the thunder.

I was terrified that the plane would crash.