the Black Hole of Calcutta
/ðə ˌblæk həʊl əv kælˈkʌtə/
/ðə ˌblæk həʊl əv kælˈkʌtə/
- the name later given to the tiny room in Calcutta (Kolkata), India, in which 146 British prisoners, including one woman, were put by the Indian leader who captured them on 20 June 1756. The next morning only 22 men and the woman were still alive, though some Indian sources of information say that far fewer people were involved. People sometimes talk about a small dark room without fresh air as being 'like the Black Hole of Calcutta'.
加尔各答的黑洞：这个名字后来被命名为印度加尔各答（加尔各答）的小房间，印度领导人在其中放了146名英国囚犯，其中包括一名妇女，于1756年6月20日将他们俘虏。只有第二天早晨尽管印度一些消息来源说，涉及的人数要少得多，但仍有22名男女活着。人们有时将一间没有新鲜空气的暗室称为“像加尔各答的黑洞”。