molest
英 [mə'lest]
美[mə'lɛst]
- vt. 骚扰；调戏；干扰
词态变化
第三人称单数: molests;过去式: molested;过去分词: molested;现在分词: molesting;名词: molestation; molester;
助记提示
谐音“摸了身体”--- 摸女孩儿的身体，不是骚扰是神马？
中文词源
molest 性骚扰
来自拉丁语molestus,麻烦的，难以控制的，来自moles,大块，词源同mole,demolish.引申词义麻烦，烦恼，苦恼，后特别用于指性骚扰。
英文词源
- molest (v.)
- late 14c., "to cause trouble, grief, or vexation," from Old French molester "to torment, trouble, bother" (12c.) and directly from Latin molestare "to disturb, trouble, annoy," from molestus "troublesome, annoying, unmanageable," perhaps related to moles "mass" (see mole (n.3)) on notion of either "burden" or "barrier." Meaning "sexually assault" first attested 1950. Related: Molested; molesting.
双语例句
- 1. Warrior, hand of mine shall never molest your scalp.
- 战士, 我的手决不碰你的头皮.
来自辞典例句
- 2. If I were gone, all these would molest you.
- 如果没有我, 这一切都会来骚扰你.
来自辞典例句
- 3. He was within his walls, secure from all molest.
- 他在自己屋里, 不受任何干扰.
来自辞典例句
- 4. But it can molest Maria.
- 可是这会使玛丽亚心里难受.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The secret police dared not molest Mr. Zuo, they were just out to frighten Mr. Cao.
- 他们不敢得罪左先生, 而得吓吓就吓吓曹先生.
来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子