| 单词 | slaughter |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['slɔ:tə] |
| 解释 | v./n.屠杀，屠宰 |
| 红宝书 | 无 |
| 字源 | slaughter (n.) c.1300, "killing of a cattle or sheep for food, killing of a person," from a Scandinavian *slahtr, akin to Old Norse slatr "a butchering, butcher meat," slatra "to slaughter," slattr "a mowing" from Proto-Germanic *slukhtis, related to Old Norse sla "to strike" (see slay (v.)) + formative suffix (as in laugh/laughter). Meaning "killing of a large number of persons in battle" is attested from mid-14c. Old English had slieht "stroke, slaughter, murder, death; animals for slaughter;" as in sliehtswyn "pig for killing." slaughter (v.) 1530s, "butcher an animal for market," from slaughter (n.). Meaning "slay wantonly, ruthlessly, or in great numbers" is from 1580s. Related: Slaughtered; slaughtering. |
| 不择手段背单词 | 无 |
| 趣味全助记 | 无 |
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