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分析词义 threat 在英语中常常被用作名词,意思是"威胁"或者"恐吓"。指的是一个被认为可能造成伤害、损害或者危险的人、事、或者情况。
列举例句 - Your threats don't scare me. (你的威胁并不能吓到我。)
- The company faces the threat of bankruptcy. (这家公司面临着破产的威胁。)
- The threat of war hung in the air. (战争的威胁笼罩在我们所有人的头顶。)
词根词缀分析 threat 源自古英语词“þrea”(意为麻烦,加压,恐吓),其没有明显的词缀。
发展历史和文化背景 threat 一词源自12世纪的古英语词汇þrea ,来源于þreatian (意为恐吓或威胁)。在欧美文化中,这个词常被用在描述可能的危险或损害,如威胁信,威胁电话等。
单词变形 - 对应形容词:threatening (威胁的)
- 对应副词:threateningly (以威胁的方式)
记忆辅助 - 记忆时可以将单词与
three 和at 关联起来。想象有三(three) 人在恐吓(at ),让你自然联想到threat 。
小故事 - Fred received a threat letter one day. It stated that if he did not withdraw from the race, he would face consequences. Fred, however, was not one to be easily frightened. He kept the letter as a reminder of what he was facing. Despite the threat, he vowed to continue his fight for justice.
- 弗雷德有一天收到一封威胁信。信中写着,如果他不退出比赛,他就会面临后果。然而,弗雷德并不是一个容易受到惊吓的人。他保留了这封信,作为自己面临的困境的提醒。尽管面临威胁,他誓要继续为正义而战。
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