thuggery
thuggery — 名詞
1. violent, criminal, or antisocial behaviour, especially the kind carried out by a
暴力行為
流氓式的暴力犯罪行為
violent, criminal, or antisocial behaviour, especially the kind carried out by a person or group who use force and intimidation to get what they want — for example, smashing shop windows, attacking people in the street, or threatening a neighbourhood.
The police cracked down on the thuggery terrorising the housing estate near Feng's home.
警方嚴厲打擊在 Feng 家附近住宅區肆虐的暴力行為。
collocation: crack down on thuggery
A gang was arrested for thuggery after they smashed the windows of Devika's shop.
一個幫派因砸毀 Devika 商店的窗戶而被以暴力行為罪名逮捕。
collocation: arrested for thuggery
The judge told Brandon his thuggery would not be tolerated and sentenced him to eighteen months.
法官告訴 Brandon 他的暴力行為不會被容忍，並判處他十八個月徒刑。
Greta organised a march to call for an end to the thuggery in her neighbourhood.
Greta 組織了一場遊行，呼籲終結她社區內的暴力行為。
- violence
broader in meaning — violence covers any physical force intended to hurt, while thuggery specifically suggests street-level criminal brutality
- brutality
emphasises the cruel, merciless nature of the acts, whereas thuggery focuses on the criminal and antisocial context
- hooliganism
more specific to disorderly, destructive behaviour by groups in public places, often by young people; thuggery has a stronger criminal connotation
文法句型
often used with 'act of' or 'wave of'
用法筆記
Used as an uncountable noun — you cannot say 'a thuggery' or 'thuggeries'. Frequently appears in news reports about street crime and gang violence.