单词 | auto-da-fe |
释义 | auto-da-fe (once / 104596 pages) n WORD FAMILY auto-da-fe USAGE EXAMPLESThe Middle East has seen a collective auto-da-fé, the self-immolation of society after society, with no end in sight. Slate(Nov 11, 2016) The South Korean auto-da-fé is said to have helped create a culture of permanent crisis at the firm, which drives employees to work incredibly hard. Economist(Oct 13, 2016) At the Beijing Institute of Clothing Technology, I visited a costume museum that preserves a collection of antique clothing which escaped the auto-da-fé. The New Yorker(Mar 21, 2016) n the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition) Hyper burning, burning at the stake execution by fire |
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