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smite

UK //smaɪt//US //smaɪt//

词源

源自古英语 'smītan',意为击打或投掷,与古诺尔斯语 'smíta' 和德语 'schmeißen' 同源。

verb

❶ 用力击打或打击,通常带有强烈的力量或突然性,常用于文学或宗教语境中描述神的惩罚或攻击。

“The hero smote the dragon with his mighty sword.”

(英雄用他强大的剑猛击了巨龙。)

“The villagers believed the storm was sent to smite them for their sins.”

(村民们相信这场风暴是因他们的罪过而降下的惩罚。)

❶ 深深影响或打动某人,通常指情感上的强烈冲击或突如其来的感受。

“Her beauty smote him the moment he saw her.”

(他一见到她就被她的美貌深深打动。)

“Guilt smote him when he realized his mistake.”

(当他意识到自己的错误时,内疚感强烈袭来。)

同义词:strike, hit, punish, afflict, overwhelm

常见短语

smite down — 彻底击败或摧毁某人或某物,常用于描述强大的力量或权威的干预。

“The king ordered his army to smite down the rebellion.”

(国王命令他的军队彻底镇压叛乱。)

smitten with — 被某种情感或状态强烈影响,通常指突然的爱慕、迷恋或某种强烈的感受。

“He was smitten with wanderlust and decided to travel the world.”

(他突然萌生了强烈的旅行欲望,决定环游世界。)