browbeat(v.)
也称为 brow-beat,“欺负”,最初的意思是“用严厉或傲慢的眼神压制”,始于1580年代,源自 brow 和 beat(v.)。
[I]t appears from the earliest quotations ... that the brow in question was that of the beater, not of the beaten party; but it is not evident whether the meaning was 'to beat with one's (frowning) brows,' or 'to beat (?lower) one's brows at.' [OED]
“从最早的引用中可以看出......所谓的 brow 是指打人的人,而不是被打的人; 但不清楚其含义是“用(皱眉)眉毛打人”还是“(低头)皱眉看人”。[OED]
相关词汇: Browbeaten; browbeating。
该词起源时间:1580年代