| 单词 | wrath |
| 释义 | wrath (once / 215 pages) n Wrath is great anger that expresses itself in a desire to punish someone: Noah saw the flood as a sign of the wrath of God. Wrath is also used figuratively of things that behave in a violent way: Earthquakes are the wrath of the sea. This noun and the corresponding adjective wrathful are in literary use but are formal or old-fashioned words, that crop up in fantasy fiction or movies set in prehistoric times. WORD FAMILYwrath: wrathful, wraths+/wrathful: wrathfully USAGE EXAMPLESAchilles’ defining attribute—it’s the first word of the Iliad—is mēnin, usually translated as “wrath” or “rage.” The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) When he was younger, concerned parents pulled their children off the football field, sparing them the wrath of the bruising, hard-hitting grade-schooler. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) United also probably concluded that it wasn’t worth risking the wrath of the incoming commander in chief. Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016) 1n intense anger (usually on an epic scale) Hyper fury, madness, rage a feeling of intense anger 2n belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins) Syn|Hyper anger, ira, ire deadly sin, mortal sin an unpardonable sin entailing a total loss of grace |
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