holocaust
noun /ˈhɒləkɔːst/
/ˈhəʊləkɔːst/, /ˈhɑːləkɔːst/
- [countable] a situation in which many things are destroyed and many people killed, especially because of a war or a fire
（尤指战争或火灾引起的）大灾难，大毁灭 - a nuclear holocaust
核灾难
- a nuclear holocaust
- the Holocaust[singular] the killing of millions of Jews by the German Nazi government in the period 1941–5
（20 世纪 30 年代和 40 年代纳粹对数百万犹太人的）大屠杀
词源Middle English: from Old French holocauste, via late Latin from Greek holokauston, from holos ‘whole’ + kaustos ‘burnt’ (from kaiein ‘burn’).