atrocity

atrocity
(pl. -ies)
  1. an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury
    (常伴有暴力伤害的)恶行;暴行
    a textbook which detailed war atrocities.
    一本详细描绘战争暴行的教科书。
    [mass noun]scenes of hardship and atrocity.
    充满苦难和暴虐的场景。
    ■(humorous)a highly unpleasant or distasteful object
    (幽默)令人极不愉快(或庸俗)的事物
    atrocities in cheap red nylon.
    廉价红尼龙制成的劣质产品。
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'cruelty'): from French atrocité or Latin atrocitas, from atrox, atroc- 'cruel'
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