vigilante
英 [,vɪdʒɪ'læntɪ]
美 ['vɪdʒə'lænti]
- n. 義務警員；治安維持會成員
- n. (Vigilante)人名；(意)維吉蘭特
中文詞源
vigilante （尤指認為警方不力而自發組織的）治安委員會會員來自西班牙語，值勤人，來自vigil,警醒，警覺，守夜。
英文詞源
- vigilante (n.)
- "member of a vigilance committee," 1856, American English, from Spanish vigilante, literally "watchman," from Latin vigilantem (nominative vigilans) "watchful, anxious, careful," from vigil (see vigil). Vigilant man in same sense is attested from 1824 in a Missouri context. Vigilance committees kept informal rough order on the U.S. frontier or in other places where official authority was imperfect.
雙語例句
- 1. Christian Slater has a new movie coming out next month in which he plays a vigilante.
- 克裏斯汀·史萊特有一部新片下月發行，他在片中扮演一個治安維持會成員。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The growth of such vigilante gangs has worried community leaders, police and politicians.
- 這類治安維持會成員組成的幫派的壯大讓社區領袖、警察和政界人士十分擔心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Where the psycho vigilante killer continues his daily strung out.
- 瘋狂遊弋的殺手在繼續物色他每日的獵物.
來自互聯網
- 4. He had spearheaded an increasingly violent vigilante campaign against vice in Islamabad.
- 他曾經領導了伊斯蘭堡反對惡習的武裝行動.
來自互聯網
- 5. The subway vigilante in New York was in the media for weeks.
- 紐約地鐵治安維持會幾周來受到了媒體的關注.
來自互聯網