Ire
“Ire” 是一个名词,属于书面用语或文学用语,意为“愤怒”、“愤慨”。它通常指由于受到冒犯、伤害或遇到不公而产生的强烈怒火。
- “His decision to close the local park drew the ire of the residents.” (他关闭当地公园的决定引起了居民们的愤怒。)
- “The King’s ire was legendary; no one dared to cross him.” (国王的怒火是出了名的,没人敢违抗他。)
- “Her latest article is sure to raise the ire of the tech industry.” (她的最新文章肯定会引起科技界的愤慨。)
- 词源: 来自拉丁语 ira,意为“愤怒”。
- 派生: irate (发怒的), irascible (易怒的)。
无(该词本身即为根)。
“Ire” 是一个较古老、正式的词汇,常出现在新闻标题或文学作品中,用来增加语气的分量。相比于普通的 “anger”,“ire” 听起来更具有攻击性且带有某种正当的愤慨感。
- 形容词: irate (发怒的)
- 动词: 无(通常用 raise/draw one’s ire 结构)
发音类似 “Fire” (火)。想象一个人由于极度的愤怒 (Ire),头顶冒火 (Fire)。
“The villagers knew the dragon’s ire was growing when the mountain began to smoke. They had forgotten to bring the annual offering, and they knew that soon, that ire would turn into a river of flame. They scrambled to find a solution before the sun went down.” (当大山开始冒烟时,村民们知道巨龙的怒火正在积聚。他们忘了带每年的祭品,而且他们知道很快,那股怒火就会变成一股火焰河。他们赶在太阳落山前争分夺秒地寻找对策。)