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To hector someone is to speak to them in an angry, threatening way, and to keep doing it — not one short shout, but pushing and as if you mean to scare them into saying yes. It often happens in front of other people: a boss hectors staff; a speaker hectors a crowd. The feeling is loud, high, and unfair, closer to bullying with words than to a calm telling-off.
To hector someone hector某人 is to speak to them in an angry, threatening way就是用生氣、帶威脅的方式對他們說話 and to keep doing it而且是一直這樣講 — not one short shout不是短短罵一聲 but pushing and scolding as if you mean to scare them into saying yes而是不斷逼迫、責罵，好像要把對方嚇到答應為止。It often happens in front of other people這常常是在別人面前發生的: a boss hectors staff老闆hector員工; a speaker hectors a crowd講者hector台下的群眾。The feeling is loud, high, and unfair那種感覺是大聲、尖銳又不公平 closer to bullying with words than to a calm telling-off比較接近用言語霸凌，而不是冷靜的訓話
The word itself sounds a little old and . You will meet it in newspapers and novels more than in the school corridor; younger people more often say bully, go on at, or have a go at.
The word itself這個字本身 sounds a little old and bookish聽起來有點老派、書面。You will meet it in newspapers and novels你會在報紙和小說裡遇到它 more than in the school corridor比在學校走廊上遇到的機會多; younger people年輕人 more often say bully, go on at, or have a go at比較常說bully、go on at或have a go at
Though actually the story behind it is upside-down. Hector in the old Greek poems is Troy’s greatest warrior, a brave man. Much later, English speakers used Hector as a nickname for a loud street bully, and then they made a verb from that. So the name of a hero became a word for talking at someone in a hard, way.
Though actually不過其實 the story behind it is upside-down它背後的故事其實是顛倒過來的。Hector in the old Greek poems在古希臘史詩裡的Hector is Troy's greatest warrior, a brave man是特洛伊最偉大的戰士，一位勇敢的人。Much later很久以後 English speakers英文使用者 used Hector as a nickname for a loud street bully把Hector拿來當成街頭惡霸的綽號 and then they made a verb from that後來又從這個綽號造出一個動詞。So the name of a hero於是一個英雄的名字 became a word for talking at someone in a hard, frightening way就變成了用強硬、嚇人的方式對人說話的詞
組成From the name Hector, the greatest warrior of Troy in Homer’s Iliad. Latin Hectōr / Ancient Greek Ἕκτωρ (Héktōr) meant “holding fast,” from ἔχειν / ἔχω (ékhō, “to have, to hold”), from the old root *seǵʰ- (“to hold; to overpower”). English first used Hector for a warrior with those qualities, later for a swaggering bully; the verb is derived from that noun.
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- Hectorthe verb comes from this name: first the Trojan warrior, later a bully
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Hectorname/ˈhɛktə/
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A male given name from Ancient Greek.
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A thundercloud cluster that forms nearly every afternoon from approximately September to March near the Tiwi Islands of Australia, reaching a height and width of 20 kilometers.
hectornoun/ˈhɛktə/
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Sometimes in the form Hector: a blustering, noisy, turbulent fellow; a braggart, bully.
- Luc[ia]. VVhat would you do you dowty Hectors? / Kick. Hectors! upon my honour, if we can find them out, we'll beat your Gallants for this. / […] Luc. Advant, you Hectors, we are not fit for you: […]
hectorverb/ˈhɛktə/
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To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
- Theſe Nimrods (ſay they) grew great by the Strength of their Limbs and their Vices, engraved their Murthers upon their Shields, and Hectored all the Little and Peaceable People into Peaſantry.
- It was a common thing for an honeſt Man, when he came Home at Night, to find another Fellow domineering in his Family, hectoring his Servants, calling for Supper, and pretending to go to Bed with his Wife.
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To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.
- […] I was ſent for by the marſhall, huffed and hectored ſtrangely, thretned, &c., in fine, muſte give bonds to the good behaviour; I refuſed, […]
- Leave me alone! Will you leave me alone! Hectored by women all my life—hectored by women—first one, then another. I won't stand it—I won't stand it—
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。