menace

音標發(fā)音

• 英式音標 [?men.?s]
• 美式音標 [?men.?s]
• 國際音標 ['men?s]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• n. 威脅；恐嚇
• vi. 恐嚇；進行威脅
• vt. 威脅；恐嚇

詞源解說

• 1300年左右進入英語，直接源自古法語的menace；最初源自拉丁語的minacia，意為威脅。

詞根記憶

• men(人) + ace(看作face，面)→知人知面不知心→危險的人
• men(人) + ace(看作race，賽跑)→和你賽跑的人→威脅
• men(人) + ace(看作race，賽跑)→和你賽跑的人對你構成了威脅→威脅
• men(人) + ace(看作face，面臨，面對)→將在比賽中面對的人→威脅
• men(人) + ace(看作face)→臉上有刀疤的人→危險的人

同根派生

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英漢例句

用作名詞 (n.)

• He spoke with menace.
  他帶著威脅的口氣講話。

用作動詞 (v.)

用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

• Two strangers menaced him with pistols and forced him to give up his money.
  兩個陌生人用手槍威脅他并強迫他拿出所有的錢。

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詞組短語

用作名詞 (n.)

動詞+～

• constitute menace 構成威脅
• defeat menace 戰(zhàn)勝威脅
• feel menace 感到威脅
• put menace to 實施威脅

形容詞+～

• deadly menace 致命的威脅
• grave 〔serious〕 menace 嚴重的威脅

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• 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.

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專業(yè)釋義

法學

• 脅迫

  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體現(xiàn)意思表示瑕疵,主要形式有:錯誤、錯誤陳述、脅迫和不當影響。

  文學

• 威脅

  Menace;; Power;; Politics;; Foucault;;“Pinteresque”
  威脅;;權力;;政治;;?？?;“品特式的”