hol·o·caust
noun/ˈhɒləkɔːst/
/ˈhəʊləkɔːst/, /ˈhɑːləkɔːst/
- [countable] a situation in which many things are destroyed and many people killed, especially because of a war or a fire
(尤指战争或火灾引起的)大灾难,大毁灭 - a nuclear holocaust
核灾难
- a nuclear holocaust
- the Holocaust[singular] the killing of millions of Jewish people by the German Nazi government in the period 1941–5
1941-5 年间德国纳粹政府屠杀了数百万犹太人
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French holocauste, via late Latin from Greek holokauston, from holos ‘whole’ + kaustos ‘burnt’ (from kaiein ‘burn’).