massacred(动词 massacre 的过去式/过去分词):大屠杀;残杀;(常指无差别地)大量杀害。
也可作比喻用法:惨败;被打得很惨;被彻底击垮(口语)。
/ˈmæsəkərd/
Many civilians were massacred.
许多平民遭到屠杀。
The investigation described how entire villages were massacred during the war, and how the survivors carried the trauma for years.
调查描述了战争期间整座村庄如何遭到屠戮,以及幸存者多年背负的创伤。
massacre 源自中世纪法语 massacre,最初与“屠宰场、屠宰”相关,后来语义转向对人的大规模杀戮。英语在约 16 世纪开始使用该词;massacred 是其常见的过去时/过去分词形式。