scourge

英 [skɜːdʒ] 美[skɝdʒ]

vt. 鞭打；蹂躏；严斥；痛斥
n. 鞭；灾祸；鞭子；苦难的根源

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中文词源

scourge 鞭子，鞭刑，灾害，祸害

来自盎格鲁法语 escorge,鞭子，来自古法语 escorgier,鞭打，鞭刑，可能来自拉丁语 excoriare, 剥皮，来自 ex-,向外，corium,皮肤，兽皮，来自 PIE*sker,砍，切，分开，词源同 shear,excoriate. 引申词义灾害，祸害。参照 Scourge of God,上帝之鞭，原指欧洲人对西汉时期入侵欧洲的匈奴王的称号，后指元朝时再次入侵欧洲的成吉思汗。

词态变化

复数: scourges;第三人称单数: scourges;过去式: scourged;过去分词: scourged;现在分词: scourging;

英文词源

scourge: scourge: [13] Scourge comes ultimately from a Latin word for a ‘long strip of leather’, corrigio, which itself was borrowed from Celtic. It had a number of specific applications, including ‘shoelace’, ‘rein’, and ‘whip’, and it was the last that formed the basis of the Vulgar Latin verb *excorrigiāre ‘whip’, which passed into English via Old French escorgier and its derived noun escorge.
scourge (n.): c. 1200, "a whip, lash," from Anglo-French escorge, back-formation from Old French escorgier "to whip," from Vulgar Latin *excorrigiare, from Latin ex- "out, off" (see ex-) + corrigia "thong, shoelace," in this case "whip," probably from a Gaulish word related to Old Irish cuimrech "fetter," from PIE root *reig- "to bind" (see rig (v.)). Figurative use from late 14c. Scourge of God, title given by later generations to Attila the Hun (406-453 C.E.), is attested from late 14c., from Latin flagellum Dei.
scourge (v.): c. 1300, "to whip," from Old French escorgier and from scourge (n.). Figurative meaning "to afflict" (often for the sake of punishment or purification) is from late 14c. Related: Scourged; scourging.

双语例句

1. Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.: 毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。

2. The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor.: 那残忍的船长鞭打不服从命令的水手.

3. After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease.: 战乱之后瘟疫接踵而来.

4. The scourge of racial tyranny should never again be allowed to raise its ugly head.: 永远不能让种族主义暴政的祸患重新抬头。

5. Farmers don't need much prompting to tell you that "flaming dog owners" are the scourge of their lives.: 不用怎么提示农场主们就会告诉你，“该死的养狗人”是他们生活的灾星。

英英释意

1. a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

2. something causes misery or death;: "the bane of my life"

3. a person who inspires fear or dread;: "he was the terror of the neighborhood"

实用场景例句

the scourge of war/disease/poverty: 战争 / 疾病 / 贫穷之苦

Inflation was the scourge of the 1970s.: 通货膨胀曾是20世纪70年代的祸患。

He lay awake, scourged by his conscience.: 他备受良心的折磨，不能入睡。

...the best chance in 20 years to end the scourge of terrorism...: 20 年来消灭恐怖主义祸害的最佳机会

Drugs are a scourge that is devastating our society.: 毒品是破坏我们社会的一大祸害。

Economic anarchy scourged the post-war world.: 经济混乱使得战后的世界陷入水深火热之中。

When the scourge slays suddenly, he laughs at the despair of the innocent.: 若天灾突然降下使人猝死, 他便嘲笑无罪者的绝望.

Kel'Thuzad: He chose you to be his champion long before the Scourge even began.: 克尔苏加德: 早在天灾开始前,他就已经选择了你作为他的手下悍将.

But this week the Japanese capital's police launched a crackdown on scourge of groping.: 但本周,日本首都的警方开始了对列车性骚扰的打击.

Remove your scourge from me ; I am overcome by the blow of your hand.: 10求你把你的责罚从我身上免去; 因你手的责打,我便消灭.

The cruel captain used a scourge on his disobedient sailor.: 那残忍的船长鞭打不服从命令的水手.

Allegations of corruption – another Indian scourge – have also dogged preparations.: 印度的另一个祸端——腐败指控同样困扰着准备工作.

Banehallow is an avatar of bestial fury created by the scourge.: 班那哈罗是猛兽狂怒的极致化身.

Corruption can be a scourge in democracies or dictatorships.: 腐败对于民主制度或专制统治来讲都是毒药.

Bono sees Red as way to fight Aids scourge.: 知名企业拟推“红色”品牌帮助抗击艾滋.

After the scourge of war came the scourge of disease.: 战乱之后瘟疫接踵而来.

Fixed a terrain glitch near the Scourge Secret Shop.: 修正了一个天灾秘密商店附近的地形问题.

The curiosity of knowing things has been given to man for a scourge.: 人类被赋予了了解事物的好奇心,但那是一种折磨.

In fact the single started the game known as a scourge.: 事实上,游戏单机开始被誉为洪水猛兽.

The scourge spreads throughout Lordaeron.: 天灾在洛伦丹传播.

If you can rid our monastery of this scourge, that would be a great happiness for us!: 你若能为我僧院除了这条祸根, 正是三生有幸了!

Even at this point in our awful tribulation under the German scourge we were quite friendly.: 此刻,即便是处在德军蹂躏的极端痛苦中,我们仍然是十分友好的.

They regarded plague as a deadly scourge.: 他们视这场瘟疫为致命的灾难.

This water conservancy project eliminated the scourge of floods in this area.: 这项水利工程使这一带的水患得到了根除.

His scourge, full of lightnings , was a harsh speaker of truths.: 他那条电光四射的鞭子简直是真理的一个无所顾忌的代言人.

When a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of the innocent.: 若忽然遭杀害之祸, 他必戏笑无辜的人遇难.

Inflation was the greatest scourge of society.: 通货膨胀是社会上的最大祸害.

Vowing revenge against the Scourge, he sharpened his skills for battle.: 他精炼自己的战技,矢志要向天谴军复仇.

A master of arcane arts, Kael has chosen the side of the Scourge.: 身为神秘艺术的大师, 卡尔选择了天灾阵营.

Your petty magics are no challenge to the might of the Scourge!: 你那弱小的魔法无法挑战天灾的权威!

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