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massacre

“Massacre” 是一个名词和动词,是一种广泛的、无歧视性的、非法的并且恶劣的杀戮行为,通常用于描述大规模、无差别地杀害无辜的人,特别是在战争或者屠杀中。对人类或者动物的大屠杀也称之为 “massacre”。

  1. The war witnessed a brutal massacre where thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives. (战争目睹了一场残酷的大屠杀,成千上万的无辜平民失去了生命。)
  2. It was a massacre with the final score of 8-0 in the soccer match. (这场足球比赛以8:0的比分,可以说是一场残酷的杀戮。)
  3. Animal rights groups detest the yearly seal massacres. (动物权益组织憎恨每年的海豹大屠杀。)

“Massacre” 的词源来自于法语词汇 “massacre”,意为 “killing, slaughter, carnage”,进一步追溯,其来源于旧法语 “macacre, macecle” 意为 “butcher’s shop”。

“Massacre” 无明显的词缀。

“Massacre” 一词从16世纪开始在英文中使用,最初指的是肉制品市场,后来用于描述大规模屠杀,用于阐述战争或政治冲突中的野蛮杀戮。

单数:Massacre 动词:To massacre (屠杀) 过去式:Massacred (屠杀了) 现在分词,过去分词:Massacring (正在屠杀),Massacred (已屠杀)

联想记忆法:你可以将 “massacre” 联想为 “mass” (大量) + “scare” (害怕)。就像是大量的人因为受到害怕和恐惧而导致了大屠杀,这样就容易记住这个单词的意义了。

In the dark reign of the tyrant, a brutal massacre was committed. The once vibrant market was covered with the echoes of despair. Innocents were crying and pleading but their voices were silenced beneath the tyrant’s power. (在暴君的黑暗统治下发生了一场残酷的大屠杀。曾经充满活力的市场处处充满了绝望的回声。无辜的人们哭泣哀求,但他们的声音在暴君的力量下被默默抹杀。)