“令人毛骨悚然”常见的英文表达有:
chilling: 强调让人产生寒意、不寒而栗的感觉,带有一种恐惧、阴森的氛围。例如:The story he told was so chilling that we all felt a shiver down our spines.(他讲的故事太令人毛骨悚然了,我们都不寒而栗 。)
creepy:侧重于形容事物或环境让人产生不安、诡异、甚至有些恐惧的心理,好像有东西在暗中窥视或发生着不寻常的事情。例如:That old abandoned house looks really creepy at night.(那座废弃的老房子在晚上看起来特别令人毛骨悚然。)
hair-raising:字面意思是“让头发竖起来的”,形象地表达出极度恐惧、令人毛骨悚然的状态。例如:The horror movie was full of hair-raising scenes.(那部恐怖电影里满是令人毛骨悚然的场景。)