atrocity

atrocity

英 [ə'trɒsɪtɪ]
　　美 [ə'trɑsəti]

n. 暴行；兇惡，殘暴

n.(名詞)atrocity常用復數。atrocity有時用來表示“極醜惡的東西,難看的東西”。

中文詞源：

atrocity 暴行

來自PIE*火。-oc, 同詞根op, 眼睛，見optic, 光學的。指發狂，暴行，眼睛射出火。

例句：

1. These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.
這些人犯有令人發指的暴行.

2. He is as cool as a cucumber upon every act of atrocity.
他面對一切暴行都表現得冷靜沉著.

3. Her dress is an atrocity.
她的衣著俗不可耐.

4. The atrocity caused widespread indignation.
那暴行引起瞭普遍的憤慨.

5. The killing was cold-blooded, and those who committed this atrocity should be tried and punished.
殺戮異常殘暴。那些犯下如此暴行的人都應該受到審判和懲罰。