mayhem
英['me?hem]
美['meh?m]
- n. 故意的傷害罪；重傷罪；蓄意的破壞
助記提示
maim使殘廢。
mayhem嚴重傷害罪。
中文詞源
mayhem 騷亂，混亂
來自古法語mayhem,來自PIE*mai,砍，劈，詞源同maim,mangle.引申詞義傷害，損傷，騷亂，混亂。
英文詞源
- mayhem
- mayhem: see maim
- mayhem (n.)
- late 15c., from Anglo-French maihem (13c.), from Old French mahaigne "injury, wrong, a hurt, harm, damage;" related to mahaignier "to injure, wound, mutilate, cripple" (see maim). Originally, in law, the crime of maiming a person "to make him less able to defend himself or annoy his adversary" [OED].
雙語例句
- 1. It was a period of collective insanity, of legalized murder and mayhem.
- 那是個集體喪失理智、謀殺與暴力合法化的時期。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.
- 這部節奏緊張刺激的驚悚片以當代都柏林為背景，包含了綁架、暴力致人傷殘和謀殺情節。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There was absolute mayhem when the cow got into the village hall.
- 那牛闖進村會議廳,造成一片混亂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.
- 他們到達后大批難民一擁而上，引起一片混亂。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Conversely, the will to mayhem weakens nobody has ever worried about a Long Hot Autumn.
- 而相反, 戕害的愿望更弱:誰也不會擔心有一個漫長而炎熱的秋天.
來自名作英譯部分