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单词 mau-mauer
释义

mau-mauern.

Brit. /ˈmaʊmaʊə/, U.S. /ˈmaʊˌmaʊər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mau-mau v., -er suffix1.
Etymology: < mau-mau v. + -er suffix1.
colloquial (chiefly North American).
A person who employs intimidating or menacing tactics.
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the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of terribleness > [noun] > one who or that which terrifies > terrorism > terrorist
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mau-mauer1974
1974 Maclean's Dec. 108/1 It's no accident that the most successful mau-mauer, Harold Cardinal, runs one of the strongest Indian organizations in Canada.
1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 1 Mar. 30/3 ‘Certified angry militants’, Wolfe wrote of the mau-mauers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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