violent

violent 暴力的

来自violence,暴力。

violent (adj.)

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.

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。

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。

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。

4. He has led a violent armed insurgency for 15 years.

他领导武装暴动已达15年之久。

5. Many cinema-goers were stunned by the film's violent and tragic end.

许多来看电影的人都被这部影片暴力而悲惨的结局所震惊。

【stormy, wild, fierce, turbulent, violent】
这组词都有“剧烈的，凶猛的，狂暴的”的意思，其区别是：
stormy: 指风雨大作，也指人很激动的感情。
wild: 普通用词，既可指自然界的荒芜，未被驯化状态，又指人的无法无天，不文明的野蛮行为。
fierce: 普通用词，指人或兽的凶猛残酷。
turbulent: 正式用词，多用描写风和水，也可指心神不定或控制不住的感情波动。
violent: 普通用词，指人时侧重极为不安，异常激，暗含有达或暴力行为；也指破坏性的或不可控制的自然力量。