| 单词 | atrocity |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [ə'trɔsiti] |
| 解释 | n.残暴，暴行 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 残暴，暴行(brutalit y, cruelty) 【记】 atroc(阴沉,兇残)+io us→兇狠的 【例】 The brutal murderer committed a lot of atrocities. |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 暴行(由武装力量对公民或犯人做出的暴力的折磨) = brutality 【例】The murderer committed a lot of atrocities 这个凶手犯了很多暴行. 【记】at在, ro读: 肉, city城市－在血肉横飞的城市－充满了暴行. |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】atrocious 名词 |
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