詞語:afflict
afflict是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
afflict
[E5flikt]
vt.
使痛苦, 折磨
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
afflict
af.flict
AHD:[…-fl1kt「]
D.J.[*6flikt]
K.K.[*6fl!kt]
v.tr.(及物動詞)
af.flict.ed, af.flict.ing, af.flicts
To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on.
折磨:予以…劇烈的肉體或心理打擊
語源
(1)Middle English afflighten
中古英語 afflighten
(2)from afflight [disturbed, frightened]
源自 afflight [受到打擾的,受到恐嚇的]
(3)from Latin afflictum [past participle of] afflogere [to cast down]
源自 拉丁語 afflictum [] afflogere的過去分詞 [壓抑]
(4)ad- [ad-]
ad- [前綴,表「朝向」]
(5)floe [to strike]
floe [打擊]
繼承用法
afflict「er
n.(名詞)
afflic「tive
adj.(形容詞)
afflic「tively
adv.(副詞)
參考詞彙
(1)afflict, agonize, excruciate, rack, torment, torture
(2)The central meaning shared by these verbs is 「to bring great harm or suffering to someone」:
這些動詞所共有的意思是「給人帶來巨大的傷害或打擊」:
afflicted with arthritis;
苦於關節炎;
agonizing pain;
極度的痛苦;
excruciating spasms of neuralgia;
極為痛苦的神經痛痙攣;
racked with cancer;
為癌症所苦;
tormented by migraine headaches;
受偏頭痛的折磨;
tortured by painful emotions.
為痛苦的感情所擾
現代英漢詞典
afflict
[E5flIkt]
vt.
使痛苦;使苦惱;折磨
現代英漢綜合大辭典
afflict
[E5flikt]
vt.
使苦惱, 痛苦, 折磨
beafflicted with gout
害痛風病
be afflicted with a conscience
受良心的指責
繼承用法
afflicter
n.
afflictingly
adv.
用法詞典
afflict
來自拉丁語afflictare傷害,惹火