scourge
英 [skɜːdʒ]
美[skɝdʒ]
- vt. 鞭打；蹂躏；严斥；痛斥
- n. 鞭；灾祸；鞭子；苦难的根源
词态变化
复数: scourges;第三人称单数: scourges;过去式: scourged;过去分词: scourged;现在分词: scourging;
中文词源
scourge 鞭子，鞭刑，灾害，祸害
来自盎格鲁法语 escorge,鞭子，来自古法语 escorgier,鞭打，鞭刑，可能来自拉丁语 excoriare, 剥皮，来自 ex-,向外，corium,皮肤，兽皮，来自 PIE*sker,砍，切，分开，词源同 shear,excoriate. 引申词义灾害，祸害。参照 Scourge of God,上帝之鞭，原指欧洲人对西汉时期入侵欧洲的匈 奴王的称号，后指元朝时再次入侵欧洲的成吉思汗。
英英释意
- 1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
- 2. something causes misery or death;
- "the bane of my life"
- 3. a person who inspires fear or dread;
- "he was the terror of the neighborhood"
英文词源
- scourge
- scourge: [13] Scourge comes ultimately from a Latin word for a ‘long strip of leather’, corrigio, which itself was borrowed from Celtic. It had a number of specific applications, including ‘shoelace’, ‘rein’, and ‘whip’, and it was the last that formed the basis of the Vulgar Latin verb *excorrigiāre ‘whip’, which passed into English via Old French escorgier and its derived noun escorge.
- scourge (n.)
- c. 1200, "a whip, lash," from Anglo-French escorge, back-formation from Old French escorgier "to whip," from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare, from Latin ex- "out, off" (see ex-) + corrigia "thong, shoelace," in this case "whip," probably from a Gaulish word related to Old Irish cuimrech "fetter," from PIE root *reig- "to bind" (see rig (v.)). Figurative use from late 14c. Scourge of God, title given by later generations to Attila the Hun (406-453 C.E.), is attested from late 14c., from Latin flagellum Dei.
- scourge (v.)
- c. 1300, "to whip," from Old French escorgier and from scourge (n.). Figurative meaning "to afflict" (often for the sake of punishment or purification) is from late 14c. Related: Scourged; scourging.
实用场景例句
- the scourge of war/disease/poverty
- 战争 / 疾病 / 贫穷之苦
牛津词典
- Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s.
- 通货膨胀曾是20世纪70年代的祸患。
牛津词典
- He lay awake, scourged by his conscience.
- 他备受良心的折磨，不能入睡。
牛津词典
- ...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...
- 20 年来消灭恐怖主义祸害的最佳机会
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.
- 毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.
- 经济混乱使得战后的世界陷入水深火热之中。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- When the scourge slays suddenly, he laughs at the despair of the innocent.
- 若天灾突然降下使人猝死, 他便嘲笑无罪者的绝望.
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- Kel'Thuzad: He chose you to be his champion long before the Scourge even began.
- 克尔苏加德: 早在天灾开始前,他就已经选择了你作为他的手下悍将.
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- But this week the Japanese capital's police launched a crackdown on scourge of groping.
- 但本周,日本首都的警方开始了对列车性骚扰的打击.
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- Remove your scourge from me ; I am overcome by the blow of your hand.
- 10求你把你的责罚从我身上免去; 因你手的责打,我便消灭.
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- The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor.
- 那残忍的船长鞭打不服从命令的水手.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Allegations of corruption – another Indian scourge – have also dogged preparations.
- 印度的另一个祸端——腐败指控同样困扰着准备工作.
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- Banehallow is an avatar of bestial fury created by the scourge.
- 班那哈罗是猛兽狂怒的极致化身.
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- Corruption can be a scourge in democracies or dictatorships.
- 腐败对于民主制度或专制统治来讲都是毒药.
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- Bono sees Red as way to fight Aids scourge.
- 知名企业拟推“红色”品牌帮助抗击艾滋.
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- After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease.
- 战乱之后瘟疫接踵而来.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Fixed a terrain glitch near the Scourge Secret Shop.
- 修正了一个天灾秘密商店附近的地形问题.
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- The curiosity of knowing things has been given to man for a scourge.
- 人类被赋予了了解事物的好奇心,但那是一种折磨.
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- In fact the single started the game known as a scourge.
- 事实上,游戏单机开始被誉为洪水猛兽.
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- The scourge spreads throughout Lordaeron.
- 天灾在洛伦丹传播.
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- If you can rid our monastery of this scourge, that would be a great happiness for us!
- 你若能为我僧院除了这条祸根, 正是三生有幸了!
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Even at this point in our awful tribulation under the German scourge we were quite friendly.
- 此刻,即便是处在德军蹂躏的极端痛苦中,我们仍然是十分友好的.
辞典例句
- They regarded plague as a deadly scourge.
- 他们视这场瘟疫为致命的灾难.
期刊摘选
- This water conservancy project eliminated the scourge of floods in this area.
- 这项水利工程使这一带的水患得到了根除.
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- His scourge, full of lightnings , was a harsh speaker of truths.
- 他那条电光四射的鞭子简直是真理的一个无所顾忌的代言人.
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- When a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of the innocent.
- 若忽然遭杀害之祸, 他必戏笑无辜的人遇难.
期刊摘选
- Inflation was the greatest scourge of society.
- 通货膨胀是社会上的最大祸害.
辞典例句
- Vowing revenge against the Scourge, he sharpened his skills for battle.
- 他精炼自己的战技,矢志要向天谴军复仇.
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- A master of arcane arts, Kael has chosen the side of the Scourge.
- 身为神秘艺术的大师, 卡尔选择了天灾阵营.
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- Your petty magics are no challenge to the might of the Scourge!
- 你那弱小的魔法无法挑战天灾的权威!
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