outrage英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity. countable,uncountable

— There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]
An offensive, immoral or indecent act. countable,uncountable

— Police went to the cemetery at Trafalgar, near Yallourn, and discovered that a woman's body had been stolen from a grave. They were satisfied it was the same body found at Yallourn - but made no progress in running down the ghouls responsible for the outrage.
The resentful, indignant, or shocked anger aroused by such acts. uncountable
A destructive rampage. countable,obsolete,uncountable

— The Lords acknowledge the great and happy Providence of Almighty God, in the preventing of ſo horrid an Outrage, which might have endangered the Lives of the Chief Magiſtrates, and alſo hazarded the Spoil of the whole City of London.

动词 v.

To cause or commit an outrage upon; to treat with violence or abuse. transitive

— August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet Base and insolent minds […] outrage men when they have Hopes of doing it without a Return.
To inspire feelings of outrage in. transitive

— The senator's comments outraged the community.
To sexually violate; to rape. archaic,transitive
To rage in excess of. obsolete,transitive

— Their will the tiger sucked, outraged the storm

词形变化

outrages plural outrages present,singular,third-person outraging participle,present outraged participle,past outraged past

词汇关系

衍生词

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词源

词源 1

From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- + rage, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these is etymologically related.
The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.

词源 2

From Middle English outrage, from Old French outrage, oultrage (“excess”), from Vulgar Latin *ultrāticum ("a going beyond"), derived from Latin ultrā (“beyond”). Later reanalysed as out- + rage, whence the contemporary pronunciation, though neither of these is etymologically related.
The verb is from Middle English outragen, from Old French oultragier.