atrocity
翻译
暴行, 残暴, 令人发指的行为
例句
They were accused of committing atrocities.
他们被指控犯下暴行。
The painting was an atrocity.
那幅画简直是惨不忍睹。
语法模式
((an atrocity)) 暴行 They were accused of committing atrocities.
近义词
同义词: brutality, cruelty, outrage, horror
词源
源自拉丁语“atrocitas”，来自“atrox”（凶猛的，残忍的）。
记忆技巧
记住形容词“atrocious”。“atrocity”就是一个“atrocious”的行为。想象一个充满残忍行为的城市（city）。