atrocity
翻譯
暴行, 殘暴, 令人髮指的行為
例句
They were accused of committing atrocities.
他們被指控犯下暴行。
The painting was an atrocity.
那幅畫簡直是慘不忍睹。
文法模式
((an atrocity)) 暴行 They were accused of committing atrocities.
近義詞
同義詞: brutality, cruelty, outrage, horror
詞源
源自拉丁語「atrocitas」，來自「atrox」（兇猛的，殘忍的）。
記憶技巧
記住形容詞「atrocious」。「atrocity」就是一個「atrocious」的行為。想像一個充滿殘忍行為的城市（city）。