the violent killing of a large number of people synonym slaughter大屠杀 a scene of carnage 大屠杀的场面 the carnage of the First World War 第一次世界大战的大屠杀 How can we reduce the carnage on our roads? 我们怎样才能减少重大交通事故?
Extra ExamplesOne supply officer, watching from the rear, described the carnage which followed… 一名供应官员在后方观察,描述了随后的大屠杀… The scene of carnage was indescribable. 大屠杀的场面无法形容。 They hoped never to repeat the carnage of the First World War. 他们希望永远不要重蹈第一次世界大战的覆辙。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from Italian carnaggio, from medieval Latin carnaticum, from Latin caro, carn- ‘flesh’.