attack: [16] Attack reached English via French attaquer from Italian attaccare ‘attach, join’, which, like Old French atachier (source of English attach) was based on a hypothetical Germanic *stakōn (from which English gets stake). Phrases such as attaccare battaglia ‘join battle’ led to attaccare being used on its own to mean ‘attack’. Attach and attack are thus ‘doublets’ – that is, words with the same ultimate derivation but different meanings. => attach, stake
attack (v.)
c. 1600, from French attaquer (16c.), from Florentine Italian attaccare (battaglia) "join (battle)," thus the word is a doublet of attach, which was used 15c.-17c. also in the sense now reserved to attack. Related: Attacked; attacking.
attack (n.)
1660s, from attack (v.). Compare Middle English attach "a seizure or attack" (of fever), late 14c.
双语例句
1. Bob died of a heart attack, brought on by his lifestyle.
鲍勃死于由他的生活方式引起的心脏病突发。
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2. His family was subjected to a hideous attack by the gang.
他的家人遭到了匪帮的恐怖袭击。
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3. He renewed his attack on government policy towards Europe.
他重新开始对政府的欧洲政策进行抨击。
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4. The enemy must be digging themselves in now ready for the attack.
敌人现在一定在挖掩体，准备迎接进攻。
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5. Successfully merging two banks requires a fast and ruthless attack on costs.
