strife
英 [straɪf]
美[straɪf]
- n. 冲突；争吵；不和
词态变化
复数: strives;
助记提示
1. strive, strife 是同源词(v <-->f)，因此它们的含义很相近；其实，stride 与 strive, strife 也是同源词，只是 stride 的引申义引申得比较远，因此仅从含义上看不出它们的同源性。
2. 古高地德语：*strit- "fight, combat, contention; quarrel, dispute" => 古法语：*strit- / *strif- "quarrel, dispute" => strife => strive.
3. 古高地德语：*strit- "fight, combat, contention" => *strid- => stride (其字面含义，其实就是两条腿之间的对峙、竞争，两条腿怎样才能形成对峙呢，当然就是叉开腿，形成跨步、跨立姿势)，由此引申出了如今的含义，straddle 就是 stride 的同源同引申义的词.
4. *strid- => *strad- + -le (双写d加-le, 反复体后缀)。
5. strive 和 strife 如今的含义出现了一定的分化，strive 多用来指褒义的努力、尽力在竞争、争斗中获得胜利，而 strife 则多来指中性的竞争、争斗的这种行为。
6. strive => strife.
7. 区别：strive 和 strife: strife <= fight, 尾部字母f与fight联系在一起。
8. 谐音“死拽fight”。
2. 古高地德语：*strit- "fight, combat, contention; quarrel, dispute" => 古法语：*strit- / *strif- "quarrel, dispute" => strife => strive.
3. 古高地德语：*strit- "fight, combat, contention" => *strid- => stride (其字面含义，其实就是两条腿之间的对峙、竞争，两条腿怎样才能形成对峙呢，当然就是叉开腿，形成跨步、跨立姿势)，由此引申出了如今的含义，straddle 就是 stride 的同源同引申义的词.
4. *strid- => *strad- + -le (双写d加-le, 反复体后缀)。
5. strive 和 strife 如今的含义出现了一定的分化，strive 多用来指褒义的努力、尽力在竞争、争斗中获得胜利，而 strife 则多来指中性的竞争、争斗的这种行为。
6. strive => strife.
7. 区别：strive 和 strife: strife <= fight, 尾部字母f与fight联系在一起。
8. 谐音“死拽fight”。
中文词源
strife 冲突，争斗
来自 strive 的动词形式。词性比较 proof,prove.
英英释意
- 1. lack of agreement or harmony
- 2. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
英文词源
- strife
- strife: see strive
- strife (n.)
- c. 1200, "quarrel, fight, discord," from Old French estrif "fight, battle, combat, conflict; torment, distress; dispute, quarrel," variant of estrit "quarrel, dispute, impetuosity," probably from Frankish *strid "strife, combat" or another Germanic source (compare Old High German strit "quarrel, dispute"), related to Old High German stritan "to fight;" see stride (v.).
同义词辨析
controversy, argument, conflict, debate, dispute, quarrel, strife
这组名词均有"争执，不和"之意。
controversy： 侧重指深刻的意见分歧，多指对引起广泛兴趣或非常重要的问题的辨论。
argument： 指辩论双方均以事实或理由来说服对方的辨论。
conflict： 指双方坚持已见、互不妥协，怀有敌意的争论，多暗示分歧极为严重，有时用语言无法解决，只得诉诸武力。
debate： 通常指经过仔细组织和计划的个人或团体之间的辩论。
dispute： 普通用词，侧重指长时间，言词激烈，针锋相对的争辩。
quarrel： 普通用词，既可指言词激烈的争吵，也可指温和的言词上的不和。
strife： 指因不可缓和的矛盾而引起的争吵或斗殴。
实用场景例句
- civil strife
- 内乱
牛津词典
- The country was torn apart by strife.
- 这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。
牛津词典
- Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages...
- 金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The boardroom strife at the company is far from over...
- 公司董事会的明争暗斗还远没有结束。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- All of Papa's violence went into the drama of his life, into family strife, and sentiment.
- 爸爸的全部激情猛劲,早就在那戏剧性的一生中 、 在家庭的纠纷和感情中消磨殆尽了.
辞典例句
- Strife in nature is but disorder longing for order.
- 自然界的竞争不过是混乱渴望着秩序.
期刊摘选
- A ghaele might lash out with a blast of wintry cold sows strife among her enemies.
- 一个迦勒天使会先诅咒她的敌人,使其内部争斗,然后施展出严寒的狂风(予以打击).
期刊摘选
- I nspire us to seek our brothers amid the strife.
- 激励我们从争斗中解脱出我们的弟兄.
期刊摘选
- Here ends my strife.
- 我的抗拒到此为止.
期刊摘选
- An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
- 22好气的人,挑启争端.暴怒的人,多多犯罪.
期刊摘选
- Your fasting ends in quarreling and strife, and in striking each other with wicked fists.
- 4你们禁食,却互相争竞, 以凶恶的拳头打人.
期刊摘选
- How can I alone bear the load and burden of you and your strife?
- 申1:12但你们的麻烦、和管理你们的重任、并你们的争讼、我独自一人怎能担当得起 呢 .
期刊摘选
- The strife , however, was by no means ended.
- 然而斗争决未结束.
辞典例句
- Still , strife between the government and its employees was not inevitable, in his view.
- 尽管如此, 在他看来政府同其雇员间的冲突仍然不可避免.
期刊摘选
- Today, I choose to release any strife or contention in my heart.
- 今天我选择释放我内心的苦恨与不平.
期刊摘选
- For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
- 16在何处有嫉妒分争, 就在何处有扰乱,和各样的坏事.
期刊摘选
- Achilles and Agamemnon for her angrily out of strife and war.
- 阿喀琉斯为了她与阿伽门农争斗并愤而退出战争.
期刊摘选
- To face its struggle and its strife and improve their worth.
- 如何面对困难,完善自我.
期刊摘选
- A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
- 18暴怒的人,挑启争端.忍怒的人,止息分争.
期刊摘选
- Forget about the outside world the city impetuous, forget secular strife, is not an enjoyment?
- 忘却喧嚣浮躁的尘世, 忘却世俗的纷争, 是不是一种享受?
期刊摘选
- These firms are at strife.
- 这几家商行彼此不和.
期刊摘选
- The reactionary ruling clique was torn by internal strife.
- 反动统治集团内部勾心斗角,四分五裂.
《简明英汉词典》
- Strife and slaughter are the condition of his existence.
- 戕戮厮杀是他的家常便饭.
期刊摘选
- Many refugees fleeting the ravages of war or civil strife may be displaced within their country.
- 许多躲避战争或内乱蹂躏的难民被迫在国内避难.
辞典例句
- He He loveth transgression that loveth strife: He that raiseth high his gate seeketh destruction.
- 喜爱争竞的,是喜爱过犯;高立家门的,乃自取败坏.
期刊摘选
- NIV Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended.
- [和合]12赶出亵慢人, 争端就消除, 纷争和羞辱,也必止息.
期刊摘选
- This does not vindicate the American invasion, which unleashed chaos and strife.
- 虽然选举并不能证明激起混乱和冲突的美国入侵行动是正确之举.
期刊摘选
- We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.
- 我们不想卷入内乱之中.
《简明英汉词典》
- The boardroom strife at the company is far from over.
- 公司董事会的明争暗斗还远没有结束。
辞典例句
- The country was torn apart by strife.
- 这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》