单词 | violent |
释义 | violent —violently, adv. /vuy"euh leuhnt/, adj. 1. acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake. 2. caused by injurious or destructive force: a violent death. 3. intense in force, effect, etc.; severe; extreme: violent pain; violent cold. 4. roughly or immoderately vehement or ardent: violent passions. 5. furious in impetuosity, energy, etc.: violent haste. 6. of, pertaining to, or constituting a distortion of meaning or fact. [1300-50; ME < L violentus, equiv. to vi-, shortening (before a vowel) of base of vis force, violence + -olentus, var. (after a vowel) of -ulentus -ULENT] |
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