affray

n. 吵架, 滋事 [法] 吵嘴, 打架, 闹事

发音

其它 /əˈfɹeɪ/
US /əˈfɹeɪ/

词形变化

affrays 复数 affrays affrayed affraying affrays 三单 affraying 现在分词 affrayed 过去式 affrayed 过去分词

别名

afray

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of suddenly disturbing anyone; an assault or attack.

    可数 不可数

    A 22-year-old man was also arrested in connection with the incident for affray towards attending paramedics.

  2. 2.

    A tumultuous assault or quarrel.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The fighting of two or more persons, in a public place, to the terror of others.

    可数 不可数

    The affray in the busy marketplace caused great terror and disorder.

  4. 4.

    Terror.

    可数 废旧 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To startle from quiet; to alarm.

    古体 及物
  2. 2.

    To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.

    古体 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

disturbance altercation fray ruffle fracas

上位词 10

fight words fighting row combat quarrel scrap run-in wrangle dustup

词源

From Middle English affraien (“to terrify, frighten”), borrowed from Anglo-Norman afrayer (“to terrify, disquiet, disturb”) and Old French effreer, esfreer (“to disturb, remove the peace from”) (compare modern French effrayer), from Vulgar Latin *exfridāre. The second part of this is in turn from Frankish *friþu (“security, peace”), from Proto-Germanic *friþuz (“peace”), from *frijōną (“to free; to love”), from Proto-Indo-European *prāy-, *prēy- (“to like, love”). Cognate with Old High German fridu (“peace”), Old English friþ (“peace, frith”), Old English frēod (“peace, friendship”), German Friede (“peace”). More at free, friend.

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