makebate

n. <古>惹是生非的人(或事物),挑起争斗的人(或事物)

词形变化

makebates 复数 makebates

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who excites contentions and quarrels; an instigator.

  2. 2.

    A plant, bush jasmine (Chrysojasminum fruticans, syn. Jasminum fruticans).

词源

From make + bate (“strife, contention, quarrel”).

来源：wiktionary