1. 1專橫地壓人、作威作福

    To domineer is to try to run other people's lives: you decide, you push, and you do not stop to ask how they feel or what they think. The word always shows .

    To domineer is to try to run other people's livesTo domineer就是想要掌控別人的生活 you decide, you push你來決定、你來逼 and you do not stop to ask how they feel or what they think而且你不會停下來問他們的感受或想法 The word always shows disapproval這個字總是帶著不贊同的意味

    It is not a strong leader in a good way; it is someone who will not share power. A teacher in charge of a class is not domineering; a teacher who never lets students speak, and gets angry when they disagree, is.

    It is not a strong leader in a good way它不是那種正面意義上的強勢領導者 it is someone who will not share power它指的是不肯分享權力的人 A teacher in charge of a class is not domineering負責一個班級的老師不算是domineering a teacher who never lets students speak但一個從不讓學生說話的老師 and gets angry when they disagree, is學生不同意時就生氣的老師,才算是

    The verb is a little old-fashioned and a little formal. You are more likely to meet the adjective domineering. In a story or a complaint you might read that someone 'domineered over' a family or an office.

    The verb is a little old-fashioned and a little formal這個動詞有點老派,也有點正式 You are more likely to meet the adjective domineering你比較可能遇到的是形容詞domineering In a story or a complaint you might read在一個故事或抱怨裡你可能會讀到 that someone 'domineered over' a family or an office某人『domineered over』一個家庭或一間辦公室

    In everyday talk, people more often say boss around or push people about. It is nastier than just being in charge, and it is not the same as dominate in sport or at work, which can simply mean 'be the strongest'.

    In everyday talk在日常對話裡 people more often say boss around or push people about人們更常說boss around或push people about It is nastier than just being in charge它比單純負責的意思更難聽 and it is not the same as dominate in sport or at work而且它跟運動或工作場合的dominate不一樣 which can simply mean 'be the strongest'dominate可以只是單純指『是最強的』

core核心畫面

組成From Dutch domineren, from Middle French dominer, 'to rule'. English kept the 'rule' idea but made it sharper: not just leading, but riding over people.

同家族的字

  • dominatesame French 'rule' root — but dominate can be neutral ('they dominated the game'); domineer is always unkind
  • dominantthe adjective for 'strongest / in control', from the same root
  • dominiona land or power that is ruled, from the same 'rule' family

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

domineerverb/ˈdɑːm.ɪnˌɪɹ/

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    To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly; to tyrannize.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。