1. 1使(某人)遭受、施加(痛苦、傷害)

    To inflict something means to make someone suffer it - usually pain, damage, or something unpleasant, and often on purpose or as a punishment. 'The storm inflicted heavy damage on the town.' 'He inflicted his bad mood on everyone at dinner.' It's a word for causing something bad to happen to someone else, not to yourself.

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組成in- + Latin fligere, 'to strike'.

同家族的字

  • conflictshares the same Latin root fligere, 'to strike'
  • afflictshares the same Latin root fligere, 'to strike'

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。

inflictverb/ɪnˈflɪkt/

  • 1

    To thrust upon; to impose.

    • They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.
    • The enemy's artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy forces.

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