猛烈

• 拼音: měng liè
• 汉字拆解: 猛 = 犬 (dog radical) + 孟 (strong, phonetic) — fierce, powerful; 烈 = 歹 (evil/death) + 灬 (fire) — blazing, intense

含义

Fierce; violent; intense; vehement. Describes actions, forces, or phenomena of great power or intensity — storms, attacks, debates, emotions.

Commonly applied to natural forces (猛烈的风暴), military offensives, verbal attacks, competitive pressure, or emotional outbursts. Emphasises both the strength and the sudden or sustained nature of the force. Often paired with 攻击, 批评, 竞争, and natural disaster terms.

例句

1. 台风登陆时风力猛烈，沿海地区的大量树木被连根拔起，多处房屋严重受损。
2. 对手公司发起了一轮猛烈的价格战，迫使行业内多家中小企业不得不重新审视经营策略。
3. 讨论会上，几位学者对该政策提出了猛烈的批评，现场气氛顿时变得十分紧张。

用法指南

语境: weather, military, competition, debate

语气: intense

正确说法

• 这场猛烈的批评虽然令人不适，却也促使整个团队认真反思了项目管理中存在的深层问题。(Although this fierce criticism was uncomfortable, it also prompted the entire team to seriously reflect on the deep-seated problems in project management.)
• 敌军发动了一轮猛烈的炮击，守军被迫向后方阵地转移以保存有生力量。(The enemy launched a fierce artillery barrage, forcing the defenders to fall back to rear positions to preserve their combat strength.)

错误说法

• 将'猛烈'用于形容轻微或温和的事物 — 猛烈表示极强的力度，描述温和情况应用'强烈''激烈'或'有力' (Do not use 猛烈 for mild or gentle things — 猛烈 denotes extreme force; use 强烈, 激烈, or 有力 for moderate intensity)

起源与历史

猛 = 犬 (dog) + 孟 (eldest/strong, phonetic) — fierce, powerful; 烈 = 歹 (bones/death) + 灬 (fire) — intense, blazing. Together: powerful and intensely blazing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal