| 释义 |
threatener|ˈθrɛt(ə)nə(r)|
[f. as prec. + -er1.]
One who threatens.
a1541Wyatt Song of Iopas 46 The starre of Saturne olde, A threat'ner of all liuing things with drought. 1595Shakes. John v. i. 49 Threaten the threatner, and out-face the brow Of bragging horror. 1630R. Johnson's Kingd. & Commw. A ij b, That Enemie and Threatner of our English Nation. 1748Richardson Clarissa (1810) III. ii. 10 Threateners..were seldom to be feared. 1867J. Ingelow Story Doom vii. 140 A feeble threatener with a foolish threat. |