| 单词 | holocaust |
| 释义 | Word Frequency holocaust(ˈhɒləˌkɔːst) noun 1. great destruction or loss of life or the source of such destruction, esp fire 2. Also called: the Churban, the Shoah (usually capital) the mass murder of Jews and members of many other ethnic, social, and political groups in continental Europe between 1940 and 1945 by the Nazi regime 3. a rare word for burnt offering Derived forms holocaustal (ˌholoˈcaustal) or holocaustic (ˌholoˈcaustic) adjective Word origin C13: from Late Latin holocaustum whole burnt offering, from Greek holokauston, from holo- + kaustos, from kaiein to burn |
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