• n. 暴力；侵犯；激烈；歪曲

來(lái)自拉丁語(yǔ)vis,力量，能量，強(qiáng)健，來(lái)自PIE*weie,追尋，渴求，獵捕，詞源同Venus,win, venison。后詞義貶義化，用來(lái)指暴力。

violence (n.)

late 13c., "physical force used to inflict injury or damage," from Anglo-French and Old French violence (13c.), from Latin violentia "vehemence, impetuosity," from violentus "vehement, forcible," probably related to violare (see violation). Weakened sense of "improper treatment" is attested from 1590s.

1. Non-violence and patience are the central tenets of their faith.

非暴力和忍耐是他們的信仰的核心原則。

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2. The French government today called for an end to the violence.

如今法國(guó)政府呼吁結(jié)束暴力行為。

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3. The violence in her tone gave Alistair a shock.

她語(yǔ)氣之強(qiáng)烈令阿利斯泰爾深感震驚。

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4. Television broadcasters were warned to exercise caution over depicting scenes of violence.

電視臺(tái)受到警告，要求對(duì)暴力場(chǎng)面的描繪采取謹(jǐn)慎態(tài)度。

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5. He was the fifth person to be killed in sectarian violence.

他是宗派暴力中的第5個(gè)罹難者。

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