genocide

genocide — 名詞

1. A serious crime under international law in which people who share the same natio

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釋義

種族滅絕

大規模殺害特定民族或群體的罪行

A serious crime under international law in which people who share the same nationality, race, or religion are deliberately killed as part of an organised effort to wipe out that group entirely.

例句

The United Nations sent investigators to collect evidence of genocide in the war-torn region.

聯合國派調查員前往飽受戰亂的地區，收集種族滅絕的證據。

collocation: evidence of genocide

Gabriela's grandfather escaped the genocide and later wrote a book about his experience.

Gabriela 的祖父逃過了種族滅絕，後來寫了一本關於他經歷的書。

同義詞
  • mass murder

    Broader term; mass murder does not require the intent to destroy a specific national or ethnic group

  • ethnic cleansing

    Involves forced removal of a group from an area; overlaps with genocide but does not necessarily require mass killing

  • massacre

    Refers to a single event of killing many people, not a systematic campaign over time

文法句型

genocide against [group]

commit genocide

act of genocide

用法筆記

Frequently used in legal and political contexts. The subject is usually a government, army, or organised group carrying out the killing, not an individual acting alone.

常見錯誤

❌The earthquake caused a genocide in the coastal towns.
✅The earthquake caused a terrible disaster in the coastal towns.
💡genocide is a deliberate human act, not a natural event.
❌Three people were killed in a genocide.
✅Three people were killed in a mass shooting.
💡genocide involves large-scale destruction of a group, not a small number of victims.