curse

• n. 詛咒；咒罵
• vt. 詛咒；咒罵
• vi. 詛咒；咒罵

詞源不詳。

curse

curse: [OE] Curse first appeared in late Old English (in the early 11th century) as curs. It has no known linguistic relatives, and it is not clear where it comes from. Perhaps the most plausible suggestion is that it was borrowed from Old French curuz ‘anger’ (which probably came from the verb *corruptiāre, a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin corrumpere ‘destroy’ – source of English corrupt), and that curse itself therefore originally meant ‘anger, wrath’. The colloquial alteration cuss dates from the 18th century.
=> corrupt, rupture

curse (n.)

late Old English curs "a prayer that evil or harm befall one," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old French curuz "anger," or Latin cursus "course." Connection with cross is unlikely. No similar word exists in Germanic, Romance, or Celtic. Curses as a histrionic exclamation is from 1885. The curse "menstruation" is from 1930. Curse of Scotland, the 9 of diamonds in cards, is attested from 1791, but the origin is obscure.

curse (v.)

Old English cursian, from the source of curse (n.). Meaning "to swear profanely" is from early 13c. Related: Cursed; cursing.

1. Apathy is the long-standing curse of British local democracy.

冷漠是英國地方民主製度長期以來難以推廣的禍根。

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2. Joanna heard him bump into the table and curse again.

喬安娜聽見他撞到了桌子上，又罵罵咧咧的。

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3. He shot her an angry look and a curse.

他生氣地看了她一眼，罵了一句。

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4. They began to curse and shout in a babble of languages.

他們開始用不同的語言嘰裏咕嚕地謾罵吵嚷起來。

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5. Maybe there is a curse on my family.

可能我的家族受到了詛咒.

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