hector
/ˈhektə(r)/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。
派生词
hectoringly
adverb词源
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'.