shrewed
shrewed — 動詞
- shrewedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- shreweds3rd person singular
- shreweding-ing form
- shrewededpast simple
1. an archaic word meaning to direct violent, offensive words at someone or somethi
咒罵；詛咒
古語，用惡毒言語罵人或物
an archaic word meaning to direct violent, offensive words at someone or something, often with the intention of wishing harm or expressing bitter anger
The witch shrewed the knight for breaking his promise to the village.
那名女巫因為騎士違背了對村莊的承諾而咒罵他。
transitive use: shrew + person + for + reason
Andrés read an old poem where the hero shrews his foes before battle.
Andrés 讀到一首古詩，詩中的英雄在上戰場前詛咒敵人。
literary register; present-tense form 'shrews'
An old manuscript says the villagers shrewed the landlord who raised their rents.
一份古老的手稿記載著村民如何咒罵提高租金的地主。
The fisherman stood on the dock and shrewed at the storm that sank his boat.
那位漁夫站在碼頭上，對著擊沉他船隻的暴風雨大聲咒罵。
Hari's grandmother said no one had been shrewed so bitterly in fifty years.
Hari 的祖母說，五十年來沒有人被如此惡毒地咒罵過。
- curse
the modern, much more common equivalent; can be used in any register from casual to formal
- swear
focuses on using bad language rather than wishing harm; very common in modern spoken English
- execrate
more formal and literary; suggests deep hatred rather than casual anger
- anathematize
very formal and religious; means to formally curse or condemn someone or something
- bless
the opposite of cursing — speaking well of someone or asking for good to come to them
文法句型
shrew + at + person
shrew + person/thing
用法筆記
This verb is extremely rare in modern English. It appears almost exclusively in historical novels, older religious texts, and literary works from before the 19th century. The modern equivalent is 'curse' or 'swear (at)'. The past tense is 'shrewed' and the present third-person singular is 'shrews'. The form 'shrewed' is itself the past tense; the verb 'to shrew' is the base form, though both are archaic.