- overbear (v.)
[overbear 词源字典]
- late 14c., "to carry over," from over- + bear (v.). Meaning "to bear down by weight of physical force" is from 1535 (in Coverdale), originally nautical, of an overwhelming wind; figurative sense of "to overcome and repress by power, authority, etc." is from 1560s.[overbear etymology, overbear origin, 英语词源]