释义 |
dom·i·neer I. \|dämə|ni(ə)r, -iə\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Dutch domineren, from French dominer, from Latin dominari to rule — more at dominate intransitive verb 1. : to exercise or to attain despotic mastery : rule with arbitrariness or with insolence 2. obsolete a. : revel b. : swagger 3. : to be prevalent < tetanus is no longer a very domineering menace — Berton Roueché > 4. : to tower dominantly transitive verb 1. : to rule over with arbitrariness or with insolence : tyrannize over 2. : to tower above II. noun (-s) : a domineering air < one recognizes a domineer about him before he speaks > |