awful

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1.awe-inspiring,inducing fear 令人敬畏的，引起恐惧的。
△2H.Ⅵ.5.1.97:“Thy hand is made to grasp apalmer’s staff/And not to grace an awful princelysceptre.”你的手生来只能握香客的拐棍，而不能给令人敬畏的君主权杖带来一点尊严。
△3H.VI.2.1.154:“And wringthe awful sceptre from his fist，”并且把那令人敬畏的王杖从他手中夺下来。
2. reverend,worshipful可敬的，受人崇敬的。
△Gent.4.1.46 (44):“Thrust from the company of awful men.”被排挤到上流社会之外。
3. filled with awe 充满敬畏的。
△2H.Ⅳ.4.1.176(174):“We come within our awful banks again.”我们再回到臣子的诚惶诚恐地位上去。
awful rule:order commanding respect,veneration ofauthority 令人敬服的统治，对权威的尊敬。
△Shr.5.2.110(109):“An awful rule,and right supremacy；”令人敬服的统治，合理的霸权。