inferno
/ɪnˈfɜːnəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)
1
- a large fire that is dangerously out of control烈火。
2
- （一般作Inferno）hell (with reference to Dante's Divine Comedy)地狱（典出但丁的《神曲》）
2.1
- figurative a place or situation that is too hot, chaotic, or noisy〈喻〉酷热的场所; 混乱的场面; 喧闹的地方：
the inferno of the Friday evening rush hour.
星期五晚上交通高峰时的混乱场面。
词源
mid 19th cent.: from Italian, from Christian Latin infernus （see INFERNAL）.