| 单词 | domineering |
| 释义 | domineering (once / 4998 pages) adj Domineering describes a person who is arrogant and bossy, like a military dictator or a really mean mom. Someone who is strong-willed and overbearing can be described as domineering, like a teacher who fiercely intimidates her students into sitting quietly, never daring to speak up. Parents who say sternly to their kids, "Because I say so, that's why," are speaking in a domineering way. The word domineering comes from the Latin root dominari, "to rule or 'lord' it over." WORD FAMILYdomineering: domineeringness+/domineer: domineered, domineering, domineers USAGE EXAMPLESHe allowed his mother to run his life, and found an equally domineering match in Bernadette. Salon(Dec 14, 2016) Until recently, local oligarchs supplanted the judiciary with their own domineering rule. New York Times(Dec 06, 2016) Her father, she tells us, is easy to write about; he was vivid, domineering, scornful, and babyishly quick to anger. The New Yorker(Dec 04, 2016) adj tending to domineer Syn|Ant authoritarian, dictatorial, overbearing expecting unquestioning obedience autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptoryoffensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power blustery, bullyingnoisily domineering; tending to browbeat others cavalier, high-handedgiven to haughty disregard of others heavy-handed, roughshodunjustly domineering oppressive, tyrannical, tyrannousmarked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior immodesthaving or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc submissive inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination unassertiveinclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence abjectshowing humiliation or submissiveness bowed, bowingshowing an excessively deferential manner meek, spiritlessevidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant cringing, groveling, grovelling, wormlike, wormytotally submissive dominated, henpeckedharassed by persistent nagging obedientdutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority humblemarked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful subordinatesubject or submissive to authority or the control of another |
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