affray

affray

英 [ə'freɪ]
　　美 [ə'fre]

n. 滋事；騷亂；爭論

中文詞源：

affray 打架

前綴af-為ex- 變體。詞根fray, 平和，友愛，同free, friend. 原意為憂慮，後指破壞和平，打架。

例句：

1. They were convicted of affray and received community service sentences.
他們因毆鬥滋事被判決為社區義務服務。

2. Barnstaple crown court was told he caused an affray at a pub in Braunton, Devon.
有人向巴恩斯特珀爾刑事法院告發他在德文郡佈朗頓的一傢酒館打架滋事。

3. An interesting shooting affray was on in the mountains of Kentucky.
在肯塔基州山區發生瞭有趣的槍戰.

4. Gambling houses ran full blast and hardly a night passed without its shooting or cutting affray.
賭場經營最興旺,幾乎沒有一夜不發生開槍、動刀子或打架的事.

5. The Crime of Affray is a common and frequently occurring crime.
聚眾鬥毆罪是一種常見的、多發性的犯罪.