英语词汇“mayhem”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

may•hem n. [uncountable]

Lawthe crime of deliberately injuring another so as to cripple or mutilate.
random or deliberate violence or damage.

may•hem n.

Lawthe crime of willfully inflicting a bodily injury on another so as to make the victim less capable of self-defense or, under modern statutes, so as to cripple or mutilate the victim.
random or deliberate violence or damage.
a state of rowdy disorder:Antagonisms between the various factions at the meeting finally boiled over, and mayhem ensued.

Gmc; akin to Middle High German meidem gelding, Old Norse meitha to injure. See maim
Anglo-French mahe(i)m, mahaim
Middle English maheym, maim 1350–1400

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mayhem, maihem /ˈmeɪhɛm/ n

the wilful and unlawful infliction of injury upon a person, esp (formerly) the injuring or removing of a limb rendering him less capable of defending himself against attack
any violent destruction or confusion

Etymology: 15th Century: from Anglo-French mahem injury, from Germanic; related to Icelandic meitha to hurt. See maim

单词	mayhem
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 may•hem /ˈmeɪhɛm, ˈmeɪəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] Lawthe crime of deliberately injuring another so as to cripple or mutilate. random or deliberate violence or damage. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 may•hem (mā′hem, mā′əm),USA pronunciation n. Lawthe crime of willfully inflicting a bodily injury on another so as to make the victim less capable of self-defense or, under modern statutes, so as to cripple or mutilate the victim. random or deliberate violence or damage. a state of rowdy disorder:Antagonisms between the various factions at the meeting finally boiled over, and mayhem ensued. Gmc; akin to Middle High German meidem gelding, Old Norse meitha to injure. See maim Anglo-French mahe(i)m, mahaim Middle English maheym, maim 1350–1400 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mayhem, maihem /ˈmeɪhɛm/ n the wilful and unlawful infliction of injury upon a person, esp (formerly) the injuring or removing of a limb rendering him less capable of defending himself against attack any violent destruction or confusion Etymology: 15th Century: from Anglo-French mahem injury, from Germanic; related to Icelandic meitha to hurt. See maim
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