mid-14c., from Old French violent or directly from Latin violentus, related to violare (see violation). In Middle English the word also was applied in reference to heat, sunlight, smoke, etc., with the sense "having some quality so strongly as to produce a powerful effect." Related: Violently.
双语例句
1. The crowds became violent and threw petrol bombs at the police.
人群变得狂暴起来，并向警察投掷汽油弹。
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2. A violent explosion seemed to jolt the whole ground.
剧烈的爆炸好像要把整个地面都掀起来。
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3. Almost ninety per cent of all rapes and violent assaults went unreported.
几乎90%的强奸案和暴力侵害案都没有报案。
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4. He has led a violent armed insurgency for 15 years.
他领导武装暴动已达15年之久。
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5. Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.
