atrocity
atrocity — 名詞
1. a deeply cruel or violent action that shocks people, especially one that harms o
暴行
極度殘忍或暴力、令人震驚的行為
a deeply cruel or violent action that shocks people, especially one that harms or kills civilians during a war or conflict.
Soldiers were ordered to investigate atrocities committed against villagers near the border.
士兵奉命調查邊境附近村民遭受的種種暴行。
atrocities committed against [people]
The journalist spent two years documenting wartime atrocities in three countries.
這位記者花了兩年時間，記錄三個國家的戰時暴行。
wartime atrocities
Survivors gathered in Berlin to demand justice for the atrocities of the long civil war.
倖存者聚集在柏林，要求為這場漫長內戰中的種種殘暴行為討回公道。
The general was later put on trial for ordering atrocities against unarmed prisoners.
這名將軍後來因下令對手無寸鐵的戰俘施暴而受審。
Photographs of the massacre helped the world understand the scale of the atrocity.
這場屠殺的照片，讓全世界明白這起暴行的規模。
文法句型
commit an atrocity
atrocity against [people]
用法筆記
Almost always plural in news and historical writing; the singular tends to refer to one specific named event. Subject committing the act is usually a soldier, regime, or armed group, and the victims are unarmed people.
常見錯誤
2. an object, piece of clothing, or work of design that is so ugly or in such poor
醜陋之物
醜得令人受不了的物品（誇飾說法）
an object, piece of clothing, or work of design that is so ugly or in such poor taste that you find it almost offensive to look at — used in a humorous, exaggerated way.
That orange velvet sofa in the living room is an absolute atrocity.
客廳那張橘色絲絨沙發，根本是個糟糕透頂的東西。
X is an (absolute) atrocity — informal
Zane turned up to the wedding wearing a yellow tie that Priya called a fashion atrocity.
馬可斯婚禮上戴的那條黃色領帶，被莉娜說是一場時尚災難。
fashion atrocity (informal)
The new shopping mall is a concrete atrocity that ruins the view of the old harbour.
那座新購物中心是個醜陋的水泥怪物，毀了舊港口的景觀。
Aunt Rosa's Christmas sweater is a knitted atrocity, but she wears it with pride every year.
蘿莎阿姨的聖誕毛衣是件醜得驚人的編織品，但她每年都自豪地穿著。
- eyesore
specifically about something visually unpleasant in public; less playful than 'atrocity'
- monstrosity
very close — an ugly, oversized thing; slightly more about scale
- horror
informal exaggeration for something awful, often about clothes or décor
文法句型
X is an atrocity
用法筆記
Informal and deliberately exaggerated — speakers know nobody is really being harmed. Distinguish from sense 1: when the object is a hat, building, or painting rather than a violent action, this humorous sense is intended.