menace

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈmen.ɪs]
• 美式音标 [ˈmen.əs]
• 国际音标 ['menəs]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• n. 威胁；恐吓
• vi. 恐吓；进行威胁
• vt. 威胁；恐吓

词源解说

• 1300年左右进入英语，直接源自古法语的menace；最初源自拉丁语的minacia，意为威胁。

词根记忆

• men(人) + ace(看作face，面)→知人知面不知心→危险的人
• men(人) + ace(看作race，赛跑)→和你赛跑的人→威胁
• men(人) + ace(看作race，赛跑)→和你赛跑的人对你构成了威胁→威胁
• men(人) + ace(看作face，面临，面对)→将在比赛中面对的人→威胁
• men(人) + ace(看作face)→脸上有刀疤的人→危险的人

同根派生

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英汉例句

用作名词 (n.)

• He spoke with menace.
  他带着威胁的口气讲话。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• Two strangers menaced him with pistols and forced him to give up his money.
  两个陌生人用手枪威胁他并强迫他拿出所有的钱。

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词组短语

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• constitute menace 构成威胁
• defeat menace 战胜威胁
• feel menace 感到威胁
• put menace to 实施威胁

形容词+～

• deadly menace 致命的威胁
• grave 〔serious〕 menace 严重的威胁

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• something that is likely to cause harm
• If someone or something menaces a person or thing, he, she, or it threatens seriously to harm it.

柯林斯英英字典

• If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm.
• You can refer to someone or something as a menace when you want to say that they cause you trouble or annoyance.
• Menace is a quality or atmosphere that gives you the feeling that you are in danger or that someone wants to harm you.
• If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm.

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专业释义

法学

• 胁迫

  In the law system of USA & Britain the flaws of declaration of intention are mostly embodied in the contract and the main forms are errors, misrepresentation, menace and undue influence.
  英美法系主要在合同中体现意思表示瑕疵,主要形式有:错误、错误陈述、胁迫和不当影响。

  文学

• 威胁

  Menace;; Power;; Politics;; Foucault;;“Pinteresque”
  威胁;;权力;;政治;;福柯;;“品特式的”