in·vec·tive /ɪnˈvektɪv/ n. | a.I n. 1. 痛骂，辱骂，咒骂；猛烈抨击 face the torrent of invective 面对一顿痛骂 a speech filled with invective 充满猛烈抨击的演说 2. [invectives] 咒语；骂人的话 He sometimes let loose great invectives against the things he hated. 有时他对自己所痛恨的事物破口大骂。 II a. 痛骂的，辱骂的，咒骂的；猛烈抨击的 [< LL invectīvus reproachful, scolding < L invectus carried in < invehere; 见 INVEIGH]