inferno

inferno
(pl. -os)
  1. a large fire that is dangerously out of control
    烈火
  2. (一般作 Inferno)hell (with reference to Dante's Divine Comedy)
    地狱(典出但丁的《神曲》)
    ■(figurative)a place or situation that is too hot, chaotic, or noisy
    (喻)酷热的场所;混乱的场面;喧闹的地方
    the inferno of the Friday evening rush hour.
    星期五晚上交通高峰时的混乱场面。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from Italian, from Christian Latin infernus (see infernal)
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