aggress
UK/ə'ɡres/US/ә'gres/
C2
释义
v.
To begin a quarrel or attack; to act with hostility.
挑衅;率先攻击。
词根拆分
词根派生ag-(ad- 的变体,朝向)+ gress(迈步)= 朝某人走去——向其逼近、发起进攻。如今罕用,形容词 aggressive 和名词 aggression 远更常见。
词根 gress 还连着 64 个词例句
- 1.
The treaty bars either nation from aggressing against the other.
条约禁止任何一方对另一方发动侵犯。