hector
英 ['hekt?]
美['h?kt?]
- vi. 威嚇；愚弄
- n. 虛張聲勢(shì)的人；威嚇者；恃強(qiáng)凌弱的人
- vt. 威嚇；欺凌
TEM8GRE擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?hectors;過(guò)去式:?hectored;過(guò)去分詞:?hectored;現(xiàn)在分詞:?hectoring;形容詞:?hectoring;
助記提示
hector：Troy的赫克托爾（Hector），Priam之子，因勇猛而著稱。變成單詞后的意思是——凌辱，威嚇。
中文詞源
hector 威嚇，威逼
來(lái)自古希臘城邦特洛伊第一勇士Hector,后被街頭土匪當(dāng)祖師爺崇拜，成為土匪代稱，引申詞義威嚇，威逼。其字面意思為堅(jiān)持者，有韌勁的人，來(lái)自希臘語(yǔ)ekhein,持有，保持，持續(xù)。參照電影《特洛伊》。
英文詞源
- hector (n.)
- late 14c., "a valiant warrior," 1650s as slang for "a blustering, turbulent, pervicacious, noisy fellow" [Johnson], Heck for short, both in reference to the provocative character of Hektor, Trojan hero, oldest son of Priam and Hecuba, in the "Iliad." It represents Greek hektor, literally "holder, stayer;" an agent noun from ekhein "to have, hold, possess" (see scheme). The word was used mid-1600s in reference to London street gangs. As a proper name it is rare in England but used in Scotland to render Gaelic Eachdonn.
- hector (v.)
- 1650s, from Hector (n.), in reference to his encouragement of his fellow Trojans to keep up the fight. Related: Hectored; hectoring.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. You wear hector's cloak.
- 偷雞不著蝕把米.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 2. She does now and then hector a little.
- 她有時(shí)會(huì)表現(xiàn)出作威作福的樣子.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. He had been disturbed by the news of the attack on Hector Coyne.
- 赫克托·科因受襲的消息讓他焦慮不安。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him.
- 我想若是我不給他打電話，你就會(huì)一直威嚇我。
來(lái)自辭典例句
- 5. Hector returned his scrutiny with deep interest.
- 艾爾多爾,對(duì)于他這種審視,也發(fā)生深深的興趣.
來(lái)自辭典例句