From the word’s history
From Middle English thretenen, from Old English þrēatnian 'to urge, compel'; threat + -en.
源自古英文 þrēatnian「逼迫」，即 threat 加 -en。
Think of something bad being held up where you can see it — a raised fist, a warning letter, a black cloud over the field. Nothing has happened yet; the harm is only being shown, hanging there. Sometimes a person holds it up on purpose, sometimes the situation itself does.
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原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
threatenverb/ˈθɹɛt.n̩/
- 1
To make a threat against someone; to use threats.
- No one, however, would have anything to do with him, as Mr. Keeson's orders in those respects were very strict ; he had often threatened any one of his employés with instant dismissal if he found him in company with one of these touts.
- "Taiwanese are very enthusiastic and love freedom and democracy, so many good international friends have come to Taiwan to support us. This is a normal and good thing, but China threatens and intimidates Taiwan," she said. "However, I would like to reassure everyone that both our government and the military are prepared, and I will definitely take care of Taiwan."
- 2
To menace, or be dangerous.
- The rocks threatened the ship's survival.
- 3
To portend, or give a warning of.
- The black clouds threatened heavy rain.
- 4
To call into question the validity of (a belief, idea, or viewpoint); to challenge.
- The new information threatened our original hypothesis.
- 5
To be close to equaling or surpassing (a record, etc.); to challenge.
- The player quickly surmised that things weren't kosher and the suddenly wiser ballplayer threatened the world record for the fifty-yard dash as he sought safety. As Reynolds dived into the van, Dietz and the other players rolled with laughter.
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