kamikaze
adjective /ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzi/
/ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzi/
[only before noun] (from Japanese)- used to describe the way soldiers attack the enemy, knowing that they too will be killed
synonym suicidal(向敌人进攻的方式)神风队的,自杀性的 - a kamikaze pilot/attack
神风队飞行员;自杀性攻击 - (figurative) He made a kamikaze run across three lanes of traffic.
他不要命地冲过了三条车道。
词源Japanese, from kami ‘divinity’ + kaze ‘wind’, originally referring to the gale that, in Japanese tradition, destroyed the fleet of invading Mongols in 1281. - a kamikaze pilot/attack