strife
- n. 沖突;爭吵;不和
詞態(tài)變化
助記提示
2. 古高地德語:*strit- "fight, combat, contention; quarrel, dispute" => 古法語:*strit- / *strif- "quarrel, dispute" => strife => strive.
3. 古高地德語:*strit- "fight, combat, contention" => *strid- => stride (其字面含義,其實就是兩條腿之間的對峙、競爭,兩條腿怎樣才能形成對峙呢,當然就是叉開腿,形成跨步、跨立姿勢),由此引申出了如今的含義,straddle 就是 stride 的同源同引申義的詞.
4. *strid- => *strad- + -le (雙寫d加-le, 反復體后綴)。
5. strive 和 strife 如今的含義出現(xiàn)了一定的分化,strive 多用來指褒義的努力、盡力在競爭、爭斗中獲得勝利,而 strife 則多來指中性的競爭、爭斗的這種行為。
6. strive => strife.
7. 區(qū)別:strive 和 strife: strife <= fight, 尾部字母f與fight聯(lián)系在一起。
8. 諧音“死拽fight”。
中文詞源
來自 strive 的動詞形式。詞性比較 proof,prove.
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語例句
- 1. Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable.
- 該省因受種族沖突困擾而失控。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It remains a highly unstable and strife-torn country.
- 這仍是一個動蕩不安、沖突不斷的國家。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The country was torn apart by strife.
- 這個國家被內(nèi)部紛爭搞得四分五裂。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The reactionary ruling clique was torn by internal strife.
- 反動統(tǒng)治集團內(nèi)部勾心斗角,四分五裂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.
- 我們不想卷入內(nèi)亂之中.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》