释义
[ kahr -nij ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkɑr nɪdʒ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle; butchery; massacre.
fighting or other violence: brutal carnage on the football field.
great damage, utter defeat, or chaos:We are charting a way forward after the Election Day carnage.
Archaic . dead bodies, as of those slain in battle.
Origin of carnage First recorded in 1590–1600; from Middle French, from Italian carnaggio, from Medieval Latin carnāticum “payment or offering in meat,” equivalent to Latin carn- (stem of carō ) “flesh” + -āticum noun sufffix; see -age
Words nearby carnage carminative, carmine, carminophil, carmustine, Carnac, carnage , carnal, carnal abuse, carnal knowledge, carnallite, Carnap
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Example sentences from the Web for carnage Female members have been involved in the carnage for the past two years, but never in such an active role.
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They logged every incident and released depressing day-by-day accounts of the carnage .
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Is it worse to let your family starve or profit off the carnage ?
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The grey light of dawn faintly illumined this scene of carnage , and its pale, cold gleams mingled with the ruddy glow of the fire.
Annals of a Fortress | E. Viollet-le-Duc
It might be a trap, but he had to avoid the carnage that might follow if this went on.
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At its recapture the carnage was appalling; the streets were ankle-deep in blood.
An Australian in China | George Ernest Morrison
Human endurance could not stand before this carnage , and the brave Missourians fled from the inferno.
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Amid the plunder and carnage which followed, Archimedes was killed.
Stories of the Olden Time | Various
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British Dictionary definitions for carnage noun extensive slaughter, esp of human beings in battle
Word Origin for carnage C16: from French, from Italian carnaggio, from Medieval Latin carnāticum, from Latin carō flesh
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