hecatomb

n. (古希腊的)大祭,百牲祭, 大屠杀

发音

UK /ˈhɛkətuːm/
其它
UK /-tɒm/
US /ˈhɛkətoʊm/

词形变化

hecatombs 复数 hecatombs hecatombed hecatombing hecatombs 三单 hecatombing 现在分词 hecatombed 过去式 hecatombed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.

    历史
  2. 2.

    A great public sacrifice in other religions; also, a great number of animals or people reserved for such a sacrifice.

    历史 宗教 引申义
  3. 3.

    A great number of animals, people, or things that are sacrificed or destroyed; any great sacrifice; also (generally), a large amount.

    比喻 文学 诗歌
v.
  1. 1.

    To provide (someone or something) with a hecatomb.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

sacrifice

词源

The noun is a learned borrowing from Latin hecatombē (“great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb”), from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē, “great sacrifice of a hundred oxen, hecatomb; any animal sacrifice or large sacrifice”, from ἑκᾰτόν (hekătón, “hundred”) + βοῦς (boûs, “cattle, cow, ox”)). The verb is derived from the noun.

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