atrocity

英 [ə'trɒsəti] 美 [ə'trɑːsəti]

• n. 暴行；残暴

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C][U](尤指战争中的)残暴行为

   terrible, cruel and violent act, especially in a war

英英释义

Noun:

1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

2. an act of atrocious cruelty

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. People were annoyed by his atrocity.
   他的暴行激怒了人们。
2. This atrocity shocked the world opinion.
   这暴行使全世界舆论感到震惊。
3. I am shocked by the atrocity of this man's crimes.
   这个人行凶手段残忍狠毒使我震惊。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The enemy committed atrocities against the civilian population.
   敌人对平民犯下了种种罪行。
2. The invading army committed many atrocities on innocent women and children.
   侵略军对无辜的妇女和儿童犯下了许多暴行。
3. The new library building is an atrocity.
   新建的图书馆难看得要命。
4. Many atrocities are committed on innocent people in wartime.
   战争时期无辜的人民会遭到许多暴行。
5. They were guilty of the most barbarous and inhuman atrocities.
   他们犯有最野蛮、最灭绝人性的残暴罪行。

经典引文

• They desired justice might be done upon offenders, as the atrocity of their crimes deserved.

  出自： Clarendon

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• commit -ties 犯下暴行

形容词+～

• appalling atrocity 骇人听闻的暴行

词语用法

n. (名词)

1. atrocity常用复数。
2. atrocity有时用来表示“极丑恶的东西,难看的东西”。

近反义词

【近义词】

• barbarity 残忍
• massacre 大屠杀
• killing 谋杀
• outrage 暴行
• brutality 残忍
• barbarism 野蛮
• evil 邪恶的
• offense 过错
• murder 谋杀
• crime 犯罪
• violence 猛烈
• cruelty 残酷
• viciousness 恶意
• heinousness 可憎
• inhumanity 不人道
• atrociousness 极恶毒(极坏)...
• barbarousness 野蛮

派生词

n.(名词)

• atrocious adj. 糟透的,十分讨厌的; 残暴的,凶恶的