| 释义 |
dom·i·neer
I. \|dämə|ni(ə)r, -iə\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Dutch domineren, from French dominer, from Latin dominari to rule — more at dominate
intransitive verb
1. : to exercise or to attain despotic mastery : rule with arbitrariness or with insolence
2. obsolete
a. : revel
b. : swagger
3. : to be prevalent
< tetanus is no longer a very domineering menace — Berton Roueché >
4. : to tower dominantly
transitive verb
1. : to rule over with arbitrariness or with insolence : tyrannize over
2. : to tower above
II. noun
(-s)
: a domineering air
< one recognizes a domineer about him before he speaks > |