aggression

英 [ə'greʃ(ə)n] 美[ə'ɡrɛʃən]

反义词

TEM4GRE中低频词扩展词汇

复数: aggressions;

aggression 侵略

前缀ag-同ad-, 向，往。词根gress, 进入，见grade. 进入他国领土。

aggression: aggression: [17] The violent associations of aggression have developed from the much milder notion of ‘approaching’ somebody. The Latin verb aggredī ‘attack’ was based on the prefix ad- ‘towards’ and gradī ‘walk’, a verb derived in its turn from the noun gradus ‘step’ (from which English gets, among many others, grade, gradual, and degree).
=> degree, grade, gradual
aggression (n.): 1610s, "unprovoked attack," from French aggression (16c.), from Latin aggressionem (nominative aggressio) "a going to, an attack," noun of action from past participle stem of aggredi "to approach; attack," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + gradi (past participle gressus) "to step," from gradus "a step" (see grade (n.)). Psychological sense of "hostile or destructive behavior" first recorded 1912 in A.A. Brill's translation of Freud.

1. His new relationship with Germany is enshrined in a new non-aggression treaty.: 他与德国的新关系受新的互不侵犯条约的保护。

2. His relentless aggression bludgeons you into seeing his point.: 他咄咄逼人地强迫你了解他的看法。

3. A non-aggression pact will be signed between the two countries.: 两国将签署互不侵犯条约。

4. The aggression of a bully leaves people feeling hurt, angry and impotent.: 暴徒的侵犯令人们感到痛心、愤怒却又无能为力。

5. If you make aggression pay, this becomes the law of the jungle.: 如果你通过侵略谋取利益，这就成了弱肉强食。