molest

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To sexually assault or sexually harass.
    — At last he simmered down, choked out his explanations. And the news was indeed enormous. That afternoon, just three hours earlier, his younger sister, Gina, had been molested, debauched, as she crossed a children's playground in the park.
  2. To annoy, trouble, or afflict. dated
    — They have molested the church with needless opposition.
  3. To disturb or tamper with. dated

词形变化

molests present,singular,third-person molesting participle,present molested participle,past molested past

词汇关系

衍生词
molestability molestable molestache molestee molester molestful unmolested unmolesting
相关词
molestation

词源

From Middle English molesten, from Old French molester, from Latin molestō (“to trouble, annoy, molest”), from molestus (“troublesome”), from moles (“a burden, difficulty, labor, trouble”); see mole.
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