Word of the Day : April 13, 2021
minatory
威吓的；恐吓的
adjective MIN-uh-tor-ee
Definition
: having a menacing quality
具有威胁性的
Examples
"Then the squirrel seemed to notice Vinnie; to turn a minatory black eye toward him. The eye extended out from its head an inch or two on a little silvery stalk and tilted this way and that." — John Shirley, Crawlers, 2003
这时，松鼠似乎注意到了Vinnie；用威胁的黑眼睛盯着他。它的眼睛从头部伸出一两英寸长在a little silvery stalk上，朝这儿、向着那儿。”
"In 'Wonderland,' a retired ballerina named Orla Moreau (H.G. Wells-reference alert!) and her husband, a lifelong dilettante named Shaw, move their two young kids from Manhattan to the woods of upstate New York so he can pursue his new passion for painting. An isolated old house in December, some minatory trees in the yard—what could go wrong?" — Bill O'Driscoll, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 20 Aug. 2020
在《Wonderland》中，退休芭蕾舞演员 Orla Moreau (H.G. Wells-reference alert!) 和她的丈夫（a lifelong dilettante）Shaw 带着两个年幼的孩子从曼哈顿搬到纽约北部的森林里，这样他就能寻求绘画的新热情了。12月，一座孤零零的老房子，院子里有几棵吓人的树—能出什么问题呢?”
Did You Know?
Knowing that minatory means "threatening," can you take a guess at a related word? If you're familiar with mythology, perhaps you guessed Minotaur, the name of the bull-headed, people-eating monster of Crete. Minotaur is a good guess, but as terrifying as the monster sounds, its name isn't related to minatory. The relative we're searching for is actually menace. Minatory and menace both come from derivatives of the Latin verb minari, which means "to threaten." Minatory was borrowed directly from Late Latin minatorius. Menace came to English via Anglo-French manace, menace, which came from Latin minac-, minax, meaning "threatening."
minatory 的意思是“threatening「威胁的」”，你能猜出一个（与其）有关的词吗？如果你熟悉神话，也许你会想到Minotaur，克里特岛上一个固执的、吃人的怪物。牛头怪是个不错的猜测，但尽管这个怪物听起来很吓人，但它的名字与 minatory 没有关系。我们要找的有关联的实际是 menace 。Minatory和 menace 都来自拉丁语动词minari的派生词，意思是“ to threaten「威胁」”。Minatory直接来源于后期拉丁语minatorius。Menace 是通过 Anglo-French 的manace「威胁」传入英语，manace 来自拉丁语 minac-， minax，意为“ threatening「威胁的」”。
Test Your Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks to complete a word derived from Latin minari that means "willing to agree or to accept": _ _ ena _ _ e.