strife

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work. countable,uncountable
  2. Exertion or contention for superiority, either by physical or intellectual means. countable,uncountable
    — From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life; Whose misadventured piteous overthrows Do with their death bury their parents' strife.
  3. Bitter conflict, sometimes violent. countable,uncountable
    — A few observations about the interpretation of vows or pledges may not be out of place here. Interpretation of pledges has been a fruitful source of strife all the world over. No matter how explicit the pledge, people will turn and twist the text to suit their own purposes.
  4. A trouble of any kind. colloquial,countable,uncountable
  5. That which is contended against; occasion of contest. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — He ſpide lamenting her unlucky ſtrife,

词形变化

strifes plural

词汇关系

近义词
conflict contention discord dissension struggle
衍生词
gainstrife makestrife strifeful strifeless strifemaker strifemaking strifemonger strife-ridden trouble and strife
相关词
strive

词源

From Middle English strif, stryf, striffe, from Old French estrif, noun derived from estriver, from Frankish *strīban; compare Dutch strijven. More at strive.
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