molest
英 [m?'lest]
美[m?'l?st]
TEM8IELTSGRE低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?molests;過去式:?molested;過去分詞:?molested;現(xiàn)在分詞:?molesting;名詞:?molestation;? molester;
助記提示
諧音“摸了身體”--- 摸女孩兒的身體，不是騷擾是神馬？
中文詞源
molest 性騷擾來自拉丁語molestus,麻煩的，難以控制的，來自moles,大塊，詞源同mole,demolish.引申詞義麻煩，煩惱，苦惱，后特別用于指性騷擾。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Warrior, hand of mine shall never molest your scalp.
- 戰(zhàn)士, 我的手決不碰你的頭皮.
來自辭典例句
- 2. If I were gone, all these would molest you.
- 如果沒有我, 這一切都會(huì)來騷擾你.
來自辭典例句
- 3. He was within his walls, secure from all molest.
- 他在自己屋里, 不受任何干擾.
來自辭典例句
- 4. But it can molest Maria.
- 可是這會(huì)使瑪麗亞心里難受.
來自辭典例句
- 5. The secret police dared not molest Mr. Zuo, they were just out to frighten Mr. Cao.
- 他們不敢得罪左先生, 而得嚇嚇就嚇嚇曹先生.
來自漢英文學(xué) - 駱駝祥子