hector
hector
[ˈhɛktə]
verb
hectoringly
adverb
语源
[ˈhɛktə]
verb
- [with obj.]talk to (someone) in a bullying way
威吓
she doesn't hector us about giving up things.
她不威吓我们把东西交出来。
[as adj. hectoring]a brusque, hectoring manner.
粗暴恐吓的态度。
hectoringly
adverb
语源
- late middle English: from the Latin name Hector Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became 'braggart or bully' (applied in the late 17th cent. to a member of a gang of London youths), hence talk to in a bullying way
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