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atrocity

英 [ə'trɒsɪtɪ] 美 [ə'trɑsəti]

解释

n. 暴行；凶恶，残暴

※ 提供单词"atrocity"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

atrocity 暴行

来自PIE*火。-oc, 同词根op, 眼睛，见optic, 光学的。指发狂，暴行，眼睛射出火。

英文词源

atrocity (n.): 1530s, from Middle French atrocité or directly from Latin atrocitatem (nominative atrocitas) "cruelty, fierceness, harshness," noun of quality from atrox "fierce, cruel, frightful," from PIE *atro-ek-, from root *ater- "fire" (see atrium) + *okw- "see" (see eye (n.)); thus "of fiery or threatening appearance." The meaning "an atrocious deed" is from 1793.

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例句和用法

1. These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.: 这些人犯有令人发指的暴行.

2. He is as cool as a cucumber upon every act of atrocity.: 他面对一切暴行都表现得冷静沉着.

3. Her dress is an atrocity.: 她的衣着俗不可耐.

4. The atrocity caused widespread indignation.: 那暴行引起了普遍的愤慨.

5. The killing was cold-blooded, and those who committed this atrocity should be tried and punished.: 杀戮异常残暴。那些犯下如此暴行的人都应该受到审判和惩罚。