c. 1200, "quarrel, fight, discord," from Old French estrif "fight, battle, combat, conflict; torment, distress; dispute, quarrel," variant of estrit "quarrel, dispute, impetuosity," probably from Frankish *strid "strife, combat" or another Germanic source (compare Old High German strit "quarrel, dispute"), related to Old High German stritan "to fight;" see stride (v.).
实用例句
1. Beset by ethnic strife, the province remains ungovernable.
该省因受种族冲突困扰而失控。
来自柯林斯例句
2. It remains a highly unstable and strife-torn country.
这仍是一个动荡不安、冲突不断的国家。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The country was torn apart by strife.
这个国家被内部纷争搞得四分五裂。
来自《权威词典》
4. The reactionary ruling clique was torn by internal strife.
反动统治集团内部勾心斗角,四分五裂.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.
