overawe

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əʊvəˈɹɔː/    美 /oʊvɚˈɔ/|/oʊvɚˈɑ/|/əʉvəˈɹoː/|/ɐʉvəˈɹoː/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To restrain, subdue, or control by awe; to cow. transitive
    — None doe you like, but an effeminate Prince, Whom like a Schoole-boy you may ouer-awe.

词形变化

overawes present,singular,third-person overawing participle,present overawed participle,past overawed past over-awe alternative

词汇关系

反义词
underwhelm

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
French auvebor.
English awe
English overawe
From over- + awe.
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