日本語WordNet
filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement; "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"
feeling worry or concern or insecurity; "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
AIによる解説
An adjective meaning 'feeling fear' or 'worried about something.' The phrase 'I'm afraid...' is a polite way to deliver bad news or express regret.
ライセンス: KeyLang Original
I'm afraid we can't accept your application.
残念ですが、あなたの申し込みを受け付けることができません。
I'm afraid I've bollocked up the instructions.
説明を台無しにしてしまったようだ。
Successful entrepreneurs are often natural risk takers who aren't afraid of failure.
成功する起業家は往々にして、失敗を恐れない生まれながらのリスクテイカーである。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz