assaultとは

語源

From Old French noun assaut, from the verb asaillir, from Latin assiliō, from ad (“towards”) + saliō (“to jump”). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.

発音

• IPA^(key): /əˈsɔːlt/
• (regional, California) IPA^(key): /əˈsʌlt/

名詞

assault (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 assaults)

1. A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

   to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town

   • (Can we date this quote by Prescott?)

     The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.

   • 1814, William Wordsworth, The Excursion, Book 5

     Unshaken bears the assault / Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.

2. A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, for example words, arguments, appeals, and the like

   to make an assault on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of a government

3. (criminal law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.
4. (単数形 only, law) The crime whose action is such an attempt.
5. (tort law) An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm.
6. (単数形 only, law) The tort whose action is such an act.
7. (fencing) A non-competitive combat between two fencers.

同意語

• onfall, onrush

等位語

• battery

派生語

動詞

assault (三人称単数 現在形 assaults, 現在分詞 assaulting, 過去形および過去分詞形 assaulted)

1. (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively.

   Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.

   Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.

2. (transitive) To threaten or harass. (Can we add an example for this sense?)