thuggery

[US]/'θʌɡəri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 謀財害命;暗殺 暴力犯罪行爲,流氓行徑。

Example Sentences

purposeless thuggery and vandalism.

漫無目的的兇殺和野蠻行徑。

Real-world Examples

But the strategic implications of his thuggery look no less dire for being, in all likelihood, unplanned.

但是,探究特朗普暴行所採用的策略,細思極恐,因爲他極有可能是沒有任何計劃的。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

If the king's offhand thuggery became an archetype, so did his belated fear: fear of the man who will not be cowed.

如果說國王倉促之間的暴行成爲典型,那麼他遲來的恐懼也成爲了範例,即對不會被嚇倒之人的畏懼。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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