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Carry Ravish Seize Latin Ræviʃ V 迷住;强夺 英

单词 ravish
音标 ['ræviʃ]
解释 v. 迷住;强夺
红宝书 【英】 v.迷住(to overcome with emotion);强夺(take away by force)
【记】 rave(赞扬)+ish→赞 扬,迷住,注意不要 和lavish(浪费)相混
【同】 派生词: ravishment (n.狂喜,陶醉)
【例】 The explorers ravished the local population.
字源 ravish (v.)
c.1300, "to seize (someone) by violence, carry (a person, especially a woman) away," from Old French raviss-, present participle stem of ravir "to seize, take away hastily," from Vulgar Latin *rapire, from Latin rapere "to seize and carry off, carry away suddenly, hurry away" (see rapid). Meaning "to commit rape upon" is recorded from mid-15c. Related: Ravished; ravishing.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】源自rape 掠夺;v=f=ph=p;迷住之意同carried away 着迷,出神,心思被抓走;river + fish 河里鱼被抓走,捞走,钓走

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