oppress英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Oppression. countable,obsolete,uncountable

动词 v.

To keep down by unjust force. transitive

— The rural poor were oppressed by the land-owners.
To make sad or gloomy. transitive

— We were oppressed by the constant grey skies.
Physically to press down on (someone) with harmful effects; to smother, crush. obsolete,transitive

— Most mercilesse of women, VVyden hight, / Her other sonne fast sleeping did oppresse, / And with most cruell hand him murdred pittilesse.
To sexually violate; to rape. obsolete,transitive

词形变化

oppresses present,singular,third-person oppressing participle,present oppressed participle,past oppressed past no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template oppress infinitive oppress first-person,present,singular oppressed first-person,past,singular oppress present,second-person,singular oppressest archaic,present,second-person,singular oppressed past,second-person,singular oppressedst archaic,past,second-person,singular oppresses present,singular,third-person oppresseth archaic,present,singular,third-person oppressed past,singular,third-person oppress plural,present oppressed past,plural oppress present,subjunctive oppressed past,subjunctive oppress imperative,present - imperative,past oppressing participle,present oppressed participle,past oppresses plural

词汇关系

衍生词

oppressee oppressor reoppress

词源

词源 1

From Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser, from Medieval Latin oppressare (“to press against, oppress”), frequentative of Latin opprimere, past participle oppressus (“to press against, press together, oppress”), from ob (“against”) + premere, past participle pressus (“to press”); see press.

词源 2

From Middle English oppressen, from Old French oppresser, from Medieval Latin oppressare (“to press against, oppress”), frequentative of Latin opprimere, past participle oppressus (“to press against, press together, oppress”), from ob (“against”) + premere, past participle pressus (“to press”); see press.