凌辱 (líng rǔ) — to insult; to humiliate; to sexually assault (a woman)
Definition
A strong, formal verb meaning 'to humiliate / insult,' with a common specific sense of sexual assault (typically against women). Stronger and more written than everyday words like 侮辱.
verb
to insultto humiliateto sexually assault (a woman)
Examples
- 凌辱。Méi rén kě yǐ suí yì líng rǔ bié rén.No one can arbitrarily insult others.
- 凌辱。Zhè zhǒng huà shì duì tā rén gé de líng rǔ.Such words are an insult to her personality.
- ，凌辱。Zài nà ge dòng dàng de nián dài, xǔ duō fù nǚ zāo dào le líng rǔ.In that turbulent era, many women were assaulted.
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