car·nage
noun/ˈkɑːnɪdʒ/
/ˈkɑːrnɪdʒ/
[uncountable]- the violent killing of a large number of people
synonym slaughter大屠杀 - a scene of carnage
大屠杀的场面 - the carnage of the First World War
第一次世界大战的大屠杀 - How can we reduce the carnage on our roads?
我们怎样才能减少重大交通事故?
Extra Examples- One supply officer, watching from the rear, described the carnage which followed…
一名从后方观看的补给军官描述了随后发生的大屠杀…… - The scene of carnage was indescribable.
大屠杀的场面无法形容。 - They hoped never to repeat the carnage of the First World War.
他们希望永远不再重演第一次世界大战的大屠杀。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from Italian carnaggio, from medieval Latin carnaticum, from Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’. - a scene of carnage