mayhem是什么意思,mayhem怎么读


mayhem基本信息

读法:英 ["meɪhem] 美 ["mehɛm]

释义:

  • n. 故意的伤害罪;重伤罪;蓄意的破坏
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    英英释义

    Noun:

  • the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
  • violent and needless disturbance
  • 中英词源

    mayhem 骚乱,混乱

    来自古法语mayhem,来自PIE*mai,砍,劈,词源同maim,mangle.引申词义伤害,损伤,骚乱,混乱。

    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].

    词态变化

    权威造句

    1. It was a period of collective insanity, of legalized murder and mayhem.
    那是个集体丧失理智、谋杀与暴力合法化的时期。

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.
    这部节奏紧张刺激的惊悚片以当代都柏林为背景,包含了绑架、暴力致人伤残和谋杀情节。

    来自柯林斯例句

    3. There was absolute mayhem when the cow got into the village hall.
    那牛闯进村会议厅,造成一片混乱.

    来自《简明英汉词典》

    4. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.
    他们到达后大批难民一拥而上,引起一片混乱。

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    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:谁也不会担心有一个漫长而炎热的秋天.

    来自名作英译部分

    近反义词

  • anarchy 无政府状态
  • havoc 大破坏
  • chaos 混乱
  • disorder 混乱
  • confusion 惶惑
  • turmoil 混乱
  • pandemonium 喧嚣
  • bedlam 混乱
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    记忆方法

    maim使残废。
    mayhem严重伤害罪。

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