atrocity
noun /əˈtrɒsəti/
/əˈtrɑːsəti/
[countable, usually plural, uncountable] (plural atrocities)
- a cruel and violent act, especially in a war
（尤指战争中的）残暴行为 Topics War and conflictc1- In the war, both sides committed atrocities.
在战争中，双方都犯下暴行。 - atrocities against the civilian population
对平民的暴行 - one of the worst atrocities of the war
战争最残忍的暴行之一 - reports of atrocities by gunmen
关于持枪歹徒施暴的报道
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- appalling
- terrible
- worst
- …
- be responsible for
- carry out
- commit
- …
- occur
- take place
- stories
- atrocity against
- atrocity by
- accounts of atrocities
- allegations of atrocities
- reports of atrocities
- …
词源mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘cruelty’): from French atrocité or Latin atrocitas, from atrox, atroc- ‘cruel’. - In the war, both sides committed atrocities.