| 单词 | molest |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [məu'lest] |
| 解释 | v. 骚扰，干扰 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 骚扰，干扰(to bother or annoy) 【记】 mol(磨)+est→磨擦→ 骚扰 【例】 A dog that molests sheep has to be killed. |
| 字源 | molest (v.) late 14c., "to cause trouble, grief, or vexation," from Old French molester "to torment, trouble, bother" (12c.) and directly from Latin molestare "to disturb, trouble, annoy," from molestus "troublesome, annoying, unmanageable," perhaps related to moles "mass" (see mole (n.3)) on notion of either "burden" or "barrier." Meaning "sexually assault" first attested 1950. Related: Molested; molesting. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 骚扰, 干扰 【记】moll(磨), est－磨擦－骚扰 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：摸 或 磨，音也是磨 + est最高级，出格的抚摸，磨擦→性骚扰 |
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