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men·ace AHD[mĕnʹĭs] D.J.[ˈmenɪs]K.K.[ˈmɛnɪs]n.(名词)- A possible danger; a threat:威胁:可能发生之危险;威胁:the menace of nuclear war.核战争之威胁
- The act of threatening.恐吓:恐吓的行动
- A troublesome or annoying person:可厌的人:讨厌的人,引起烦扰者:a toddler who was a menace in a shop full of crystal.对放满水晶制品的商店构成威胁的蹒跚学步的孩子
v.(动词)men.aced, men.ac.ing, men.ac.es v.tr.(及物动词)- To utter threats against.对…进行威胁
- To constitute a threat to; endanger.See Synonyms at threaten 对…构成威胁;危及 参见 threaten
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To make threats.进行威胁
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French 源自 古法语
- from Vulgar Latin *minācia 源自 俗拉丁语 *minācia
- sing. of Latin mināciæ [threats, menaces] 拉丁语 mināciæ的单数 [威胁,恐吓]
- from mināx mināc- [threatening] 源自 mināx mināc- [威胁性的]
- from minārī [to threaten] 源自 minārī [进行威胁]
- from minae [threats] * see men- 2源自 minae [威胁,恐吓] * 参见 men- 2
menʹacer n.(名词)menʹacingly adv.(副词) |