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violent

英 ['vaɪəl(ə)nt] 美 ['vaɪələnt]

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解释

adj. 暴力的；猛烈的

※ 提供单词"violent"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

violent 暴力的

来自violence,暴力。

英文词源

violent (adj.): mid-14c., from Old French violent or directly from Latin violentus, related to violare (see violation). In Middle English the word also was applied in reference to heat, sunlight, smoke, etc., with the sense "having some quality so strongly as to produce a powerful effect." Related: Violently.

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例句和用法

1. The crowds became violent and threw petrol bombs at the police.: 人群变得狂暴起来，并向警察投掷汽油弹。

2. A violent explosion seemed to jolt the whole ground.: 剧烈的爆炸好像要把整个地面都掀起来。

3. Almost ninety per cent of all rapes and violent assaults went unreported.: 几乎90%的强奸案和暴力侵害案都没有报案。

4. He has led a violent armed insurgency for 15 years.: 他领导武装暴动已达15年之久。

5. Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.: 许多来看电影的人都被这部影片暴力而悲惨的结局所震惊。