atroc·i·ty /əˈtrɑsəti/
殘暴,凶惡,暴行
A·troc·i·ty n.; pl. Atrocities
1. Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.
2. An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.
The atrocities which attend a victory. --Macaulay.
◄ ►
atrocity
n 1: the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane [syn: atrociousness,
barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness]
2: an act of atrocious cruelty [syn: inhumanity]