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2021-05-11 19:31:41
2021-05-11 17:49:23
twinverse
勘違いがありましたので訂正させて頂きます。
"frightened of spiders"は具体的な事例についてではなくて、蜘蛛一般について「怖い」ということを表現するのに対し、"frightened by spiders"は具体的な事例について用いることになります。ただしどちらも同じ意味で使用することもあるということです。
以下の解説をご覧ください:
To say "I am frightened of spiders" means that you have a general fear of them - that is, it implies a permanent state of mind. Although "I am frightened by spiders" could also be interpreted in the same way, it additionally has the meaning of having experienced a particular event of being frightened by them - "I was in the cellar when suddenly I was frightened by spiders". You could not use "of" in this case.
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/en-frightened-by-or-frightened-of.223392/
2021-05-11 17:31:45