vex

• vt. 使煩惱；使困惑；使惱怒
• vi. 煩惱

來自拉丁語vexo,搖晃，攪拌，來自PIE*gwog,搖動，轉，詞源同quake,引申義煩惱。

vex

vex: see vehicle

vex (v.)

early 15c., from Old French vexer "vex, harass" (14c.), from Latin vexare "to shake, jolt, toss violently;" figuratively "attack, harass, trouble, annoy," from vexus, collateral form of vectus, past participle of vehere "to draw, carry" (see vehicle). Related: Vexed; vexing.

1. I hope not, else he will vex my father.

我希望不是, 否則他要惹惱我父親了.

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2. I didn't think to vex you by such a trifle.

我根本沒想用這種小事折磨你.

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3. I wouldn't vex my darling, for the wide world's riches.

便是把全世界的財富給了我,我也不肯讓我的乖乖寶貝生氣的.

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4. His silly chatter would vex a saint.

他說的話很無聊,多有涵養的人也得氣得發火.

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5. I didn't vex my mind with the questions.

我也不去為這些問題多煩神.

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