| 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 | 无 |
| 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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