rapine
英 ['ræpaɪn; -pɪn]
美['ræpɪn]
- n. 掠夺；劫掠
近义词
robbery
英英释义
- 1. the act of despoiling a country in warfare
实用场景例句
- The soldiers got their food by rapine.
- 士兵们靠抢劫获得食品.
《简明英汉词典》
双语例句
- 1. The soldiers got their food by rapine.
- 士兵们靠抢劫获得食品.
来自《简明英汉词典》
英文词源
- rapine (n.)
- early 15c., "plunder," from Middle French rapine (12c.), from Latin rapina "act of robbery, plundering, pillage," from rapere "seize, carry off, rob" (see rapid).