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单词 hector
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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'.
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