释义 |
minatorymin‧a‧to‧ry /ˈmɪnətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjective formal minatoryOrigin: 1500-1600 Late Latin minatorius, from Latin minari ‘to threaten’ - But the minatory eyes weren't fixed on this latest scientific wonder; they were fixed on Brenda.
- It was of a piece with the neglected timber, the weedy gravel and the minatory notices which guarded the bounds.
threatening to hurt someone or something |