| 单词 | mayhem |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['meihem] |
| 解释 | n. 严重伤害罪 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 严重伤害罪(the intentional mutilation of another's body) 【记】 和maim(伤残)有关；分割记忆：may+hem( 边缘) 【例】 The violent criminal was charged with mayhem. |
| 字源 | mayhem (n.) late 15c., from Anglo-French maihem (13c.), from Old French mahaigne "injury, wrong, a hurt, harm, damage;" related to mahaignier "to injure, wound, mutilate, cripple" (see maim). Originally, in law, the crime of maiming a person "to make him less able to defend himself or annoy his adversary" [OED]. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 故意严重伤害罪 【记】源于: maim(v 使残废)may＋hem(n 边缘): 也许在边上, 推下去就残废了－伤害罪 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】近于maim 使残废；音: 谋害某，某指我或某人 |
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