Inflict



GRE TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 遭受
• ［英］ v. 遭受 ( cause a blow, penalty to be suffered by sb)
• ［记］ in ( 进入) +flict ( 打击) -> 进入打斗 -> 导致痛苦

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Latin inflictus, past participle of infligere, from in- + fligere to strike — more at profligate
• Date: 1566
• 1. afflict
• 2.
  • a. to give by or as if by striking <inflict pain>
  • b. to cause (something unpleasant) to be endured <inflict my annual message upon the church — Mark Twain>
• ? inflicter or inflictor noun
• ? inflictive adjective

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