| 单词 | strife |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [straif] |
| 解释 | n.纷争，冲突 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n.纷争，倾轧(bitter conflict or dissension) 【记】 可能来自strive(努力 ，奋斗) 【例】 a country torn by internal strife(被内乱弄得四 分五裂的国家) |
| 字源 | strife (n.) c.1200, "quarrel, fight, discord," from Old French estrif "fight, battle, combat, conflict; torment, distress; dispute, quarrel," variant of estrit "quarrel, dispute, impetuosity," probably from Frankish *strid "strife, combat" or another Germanic source (compare Old High German strit "quarrel, dispute"), related to Old High German stritan "to fight;" see stride (v.). |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (激烈的)斗争, 竞争 【记】源于: strive(v 努力; 斗争) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】f=v，来自strive 努力，力争；street rifle 大街上开枪，纷争；strike 罢工是为了争取 |
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