atrocity
/əˈtrɒsətɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
1- an extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury（常伴有暴力伤害的）恶行; 暴行：
a textbook which detailed war atrocities
一本详细描绘战争暴行的教科书
mass noun scenes of hardship and atrocity.充满苦难和暴虐的场景。
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- humorous a highly unpleasant or distasteful object〈幽默〉令人极不愉快（或庸俗）的事物：
atrocities in cheap red nylon.
廉价红尼龙制成的劣质产品。
词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'cruelty'）： from French atrocité or Latin atrocitas, from atrox, atroc- 'cruel'.