橘子朗文词典

menace

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈmen.ɪs]
  • 美式音标 [ˈmen.əs]
  • 国际音标 ['menəs]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 威胁；恐吓
  • vi. 恐吓；进行威胁
  • vt. 威胁；恐吓

词源解说

  • 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的menace；最初源自拉丁语的minacia，意为威胁。

词根记忆

  • men(人) + ace(看作face，面)→知人知面不知心→危险的人
  • men(人) + ace(看作race，赛跑)→和你赛跑的人→威胁
  • men(人) + ace(看作race，赛跑)→和你赛跑的人对你构成了威胁→威胁
  • men(人) + ace(看作face，面临，面对)→将在比赛中面对的人→威胁
  • men(人) + ace(看作face)→脸上有刀疤的人→危险的人

同根派生

  • menace

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • He spoke with menace.
    他带着威胁的口气讲话。

    • 用作动词 (v.)

    用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • Two strangers menaced him with pistols and forced him to give up his money.
    两个陌生人用手枪威胁他并强迫他拿出所有的钱。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • constitute menace 构成威胁
  • defeat menace 战胜威胁
  • feel menace 感到威胁
  • put menace to 实施威胁

    • 形容词+～

  • deadly menace 致命的威胁
  • grave 〔serious〕 menace 严重的威胁

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • something that is likely to cause harm
  • If someone or something menaces a person or thing, he, she, or it threatens seriously to harm it.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm.
  • You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance.
  • Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you.
  • If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm.

专业释义

    法学

  • 胁迫

    In the law system of USA & Britain the flaws of declaration of intention are mostly embodied in the contract and the main forms are errors, misrepresentation, menace and undue influence.
    英美法系主要在合同中体现意思表示瑕疵,主要形式有:错误、错误陈述、胁迫和不当影响。

    文学

  • 威胁

    Menace;; Power;; Politics;; Foucault;;“Pinteresque”
    威胁;;权力;;政治;;福柯;;“品特式的”