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scourge n.鞭笞；磨难；v.鞭笞，磨难 scourge (n.) c.1200, "a whip, lash," from Anglo-French escorge, back-formation from Old French escorgier "to whip," from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare, from Latin ex- "out, off" (see ex-) + corrigia "thong, shoelace," in this case "whip," probably from a Gaulish word related to Old Irish cuimrech "fetter," from PIE root *reig- "to bind" (see rig (v.)). Figurative use from late 14c. Scourge of God, title given by later generations to Attila the Hun (406-453 C.E.), is attested from late 14c., from Latin flagellum Dei.scourge (v.) c.1300, "to whip," from Old French escorgier and from scourge (n.). Figurative meaning "to afflict" (often for the sake of punishment or purification) is from late 14c. Related: Scourged; scourging. 【记】音：死 + courage 勇气，勇敢的面对死，磨难与鞭打

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[skə:dʒ] 【英】 n. 鞭笞(whip)；磨难(a cause of great affliction);【记】 和courage(勇气)一起 记，也可分割记忆scour(擦亮) +urge(敦促) n. /v. 鞭笞(一种严酷折磨、报复或者惩罚的方式)【记】s死, courge = courage(n 勇气): 受到scourge的人没有courage就 s. scour(v 擦亮), urge(v 敦促), 如果没有scour就scourge你.

单词	scourge
音标	[skə:dʒ]
解释	n.鞭笞；磨难；v.鞭笞，磨难
红宝书	【英】 n. 鞭笞(whip)；磨难(a cause of great affliction); 【记】和courage(勇气)一起记，也可分割记忆scour(擦亮) +urge(敦促)
字源	scourge (n.) c.1200, "a whip, lash," from Anglo-French escorge, back-formation from Old French escorgier "to whip," from Vulgar Latin excorrigiare, from Latin ex- "out, off" (see ex-) + corrigia "thong, shoelace," in this case "whip," probably from a Gaulish word related to Old Irish cuimrech "fetter," from PIE root reig- "to bind" (see rig (v.)). Figurative use from late 14c. Scourge of God, title given by later generations to Attila the Hun (406-453 C.E.), is attested from late 14c., from Latin flagellum Dei. scourge (v.) c.1300, "to whip," from Old French escorgier and from scourge (n.). Figurative meaning "to afflict" (often for the sake of punishment or purification) is from late 14c. Related: Scourged; scourging.
不择手段背单词	n. /v. 鞭笞(一种严酷折磨、报复或者惩罚的方式) 【记】s死, courge = courage(n 勇气): 受到scourge的人没有courage就 s. scour(v 擦亮), urge(v 敦促), 如果没有scour就scourge你.
趣味全助记	【记】音：死 + courage 勇气，勇敢的面对死，磨难与鞭打

Scourge Latin Late N French Escorgier Whip Figurative