| 释义 |
holocaust/ˈhɒləkɔ:st/n. 1 a case of large-scale destruction, esp. by fire or nuclear war (尤指火灾或核战争引起的)大规模毁灭；大破坏；大屠杀 2 (作 the Holocaust) the mass murder of the Jews by the Nazis 1941 － 5 (纳粹于 1941 至 1945 年间对犹太人的)大屠杀 3 a sacrifice wholly consumed by fire (祭祀时整只焚烧的)燔祭品 [Middle English via Old French holocauste and Late Latin holocaustum from Greek holokauston (as HOLO-, kaustos ‘burnt’ from kaiō ‘burn’)] |