| Title | Carnage |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology carnage 1600, from M.Fr . carnage, from http://M.Fr O.It . carnaggio "slaughter, murder," from M.L. carnaticum "flesh," often "meat supplied by tenants in tribute to a feudal lord," from L. carnaticum "slaughter of animals," from caro (acc. carnem) "flesh."
http://O.It Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 carnage carn·age / 5kB:nidV; NAmE 5kB:rn- / noun[U] the violent killing of a large number of people 大屠杀 SYN slaughter :a scene of carnage 大屠杀的场面 OLT carnage noun ⇨ massacre Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged car·nage \ˈkärnij, ˈkȧn-, -nēj\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin carnaticum tribute consisting of animals or meat, from Latin carn-, caro 1. : the flesh of slain animals or men : a heap of dead bodies < a multitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage — T.B.Macaulay > 2. : great destruction of life (as in battle) : great bloodshed : slaughter , butchery , massacre < appeals to put a stop to the carnage of war > |
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