• n. 故意的傷害罪；重傷罪；蓄意的破壞

來(lái)自古法語(yǔ)mayhem,來(lái)自PIE*mai,砍，劈，詞源同maim,mangle.引申詞義傷害，損傷，騷亂，混亂。

mayhem

mayhem: see maim

mayhem (n.)

late 15c., from Anglo-French maihem (13c.), from Old French mahaigne "injury, wrong, a hurt, harm, damage;" related to mahaignier "to injure, wound, mutilate, cripple" (see maim). Originally, in law, the crime of maiming a person "to make him less able to defend himself or annoy his adversary" [OED].

1. It was a period of collective insanity, of legalized murder and mayhem.

那是個(gè)集體喪失理智、謀殺與暴力合法化的時(shí)期。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.

這部節(jié)奏緊張刺激的驚悚片以當(dāng)代都柏林為背景，包含了綁架、暴力致人傷殘和謀殺情節(jié)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. There was absolute mayhem when the cow got into the village hall.

那牛闖進(jìn)村會(huì)議廳,造成一片混亂.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》

4. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.

他們到達(dá)后大批難民一擁而上，引起一片混亂。

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. Conversely, the will to mayhem weakens nobody has ever worried about a Long Hot Autumn.

而相反, 戕害的愿望更弱:誰(shuí)也不會(huì)擔(dān)心有一個(gè)漫長(zhǎng)而炎熱的秋天.

來(lái)自名作英譯部分