单词 | hector |
释义 | hector (hektəʳ) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense hectors, present participle hectoring, past tense, past participle hectored verb If you say that someone is hectoring you, you do not like the way they are trying to make you do something by bothering you and talking to you aggressively. [disapproval] I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bully, harass, browbeat, worry More Synonyms of Hector hectoring adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] In a loud, hectoring tone, Alan told us that he wasn't going to waste time discussingnonsense. Hector in British English (ˈhɛktə) noun classical mythology a son of King Priam of Troy, who was killed by Achilles hector in British English (ˈhɛktə) verb 1. to bully or torment noun 2. Also : hectorer a blustering bully Derived forms hectoring (ˈhectoring) adjective hectoringly (ˈhectoringly) or hectorly (ˈhectorly) adverb hectorism (ˈhectorism) noun hectorship (ˈhectorship) noun Word origin C17: after Hector (the son of Priam), in the sense: a bullyHector in American English (ˈhɛktər) noun 1. a masculine name 2. in Homer's Iliad, the greatest Trojan hero, killed by Achilles to avenge the death of Patroclus: he is Priam's oldest son Word origin L < Gr Hektōr, lit., holding fast < echein, to hold, have: for IE base see school1hector in American English (ˈhɛktər) noun 1. a swaggering fellow; bully verb transitive, verb intransitive 2. to browbeat; bully SIMILAR WORDS: bait Word origin after Hector: in early pop. drama he was portrayed as a bullyExamples of 'Hector' in a sentence |
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