1530s, from Middle French atrocité or directly from Latin atrocitatem (nominative atrocitas) "cruelty, fierceness, harshness," noun of quality from atrox "fierce, cruel, frightful," from PIE *atro-ek-, from root *ater- "fire" (see atrium) + *okw- "see" (see eye (n.)); thus "of fiery or threatening appearance." The meaning "an atrocious deed" is from 1793.
atrocity 英文释义
1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane
2. an act of atrocious cruelty
atrocity 双语例句
1. These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.
这些人犯有令人发指的暴行.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. He is as cool as a cucumber upon every act of atrocity.
他面对一切暴行都表现得冷静沉着.
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3. Her dress is an atrocity.
她的衣着俗不可耐.
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4. The atrocity caused widespread indignation.
那暴行引起了普遍的愤慨.
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5. The killing was cold-blooded, and those who committed this atrocity should be tried and punished.
杀戮异常残暴。那些犯下如此暴行的人都应该受到审判和惩罚。
来自柯林斯例句
atrocity 实用场景例句
The killing was cold-blooded, and those who committed this atrocity should be tried and punished.
杀戮异常残暴。那些犯下如此暴行的人都应该受到审判和惩罚。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Starvation is an atrocity, and should never happen in the modern world.
饿死人命是一种暴行, 绝不应发生在现代社会.
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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.
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These people are guilty of acts of great atrocity.
这些人犯有令人发指的暴行.
《简明英汉词典》
Atrocity and terror are not political weapons.
暴行与恐怖主义并不能成为政治上的武器.
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They were shocked by the atrocity of his crimes.
他们被他们的罪行的残暴所震惊.
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Such an atrocity can hardly escape arousing puBlic indignation.
这样一种暴行不能不引起公愤.
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The environment of nature is good atrocity is stable.
环境自然是好的和经济是稳定的.
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The atrocity of the manager's actions appalled everybody.
管理员行为的残暴使所有人胆寒.
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The new library building is an atrocity.
那幢新建的图书馆大楼难看极了.
辞典例句
People were annoyed by his atrocity.
他的暴行激怒了人们.
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I blush , I burn , I shudder, while I pen the damnable atrocity.
写到这幕该死的暴行, 我不禁面红耳赤,不寒而栗.
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Make this atrocity known and hopefully stopped.
要知道这是暴行!立即停止!
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He mentioned the various instances, many of them marked with circumstances of atrocity.
他提到各种案例, 其中有许多起案情残酷.
辞典例句
This week's atrocity in its economic capital should not undermine its progress.
本周发生在其经济首都的暴行也应该不会削弱其发展.
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The corruption of the Sisterhood is perhaps the worst atrocity that the surviving Rogues endure.
这些姊妹的堕落可能是因为这些存活的萝格们忍受的最可怕的残酷.
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Her dress is an atrocity.
她的衣着俗不可耐.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
I was horrified by the 11 atrocity I had committed.
我对自己的恶行感到震惊.
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Hamas started atrocity and doesn't want to end it.
哈马斯挑起了这场暴行,而且不想罢手.
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We must be very careful not to commit an atrocity by bombing Teheran.
我们必须非常小心,不要因为轰炸德黑兰而造成一次大失策.
辞典例句
He is as cool as a cucumber upon every act of atrocity.
