mayhem什么意思_翻译 – mayhem 英语单词讲解

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外刊例句

• They also detained dozens of investors, bankers and regulators in investigations of the market mayhem; at least two others committed suicide before the authorities could get to them.
  在调查这场市场乱局时，政府还扣押了几十名投资者、银行业人士及监管官员；至少两人在被当局调查前自杀。
  ——《经济学人》
• He came up with “City on Fire,” starring Chow Yun-fat as an undercover police officer who penetrates a gang of thieves, becomes chummy with one of the robbers (played by Danny Lee) and gets caught up in mayhem when a jewelry store heist goes wrong.
  他拍出了《龙虎风云》，片中周润发饰演一名卧底警察打入盗贼黑帮，和一名劫犯（李修贤饰演）成了朋友，后在抢劫珠宝店失手的混乱中被捕。
  ——《纽约时报》

基本释义

[noun] confusion and fear, usually caused by violent behaviour or by some sudden shocking event
[名词] 混乱和恐惧，通常由暴力行为或突然的震惊事件引起

深入解读

mayhem 最初出现于15世纪晚期，源自诺尔曼时代在英国所用的法语 maihem ，可以追溯至古法语mahaigne （伤害、错误）。最初该词用于法律领域，表示“以暴力毁伤他人肢体的重伤罪”。到了19世纪， mayhem 开始普遍用于表示“任何形式的极端暴力混乱状态”或“蓄意的暴力破坏行为”。在文学批评或文字编辑领域，mayhem 还指“故意的或不必要的文稿肢解”。

影视用例

出自2013年美国黑色幽默传记片《华尔街之狼》（The Wolf of Wall Street），该片剧情改编自美国励志演说者和前股票经纪人乔丹·贝尔福特所写的同名回忆录。

常见短语

mayhem 是一个名词，指的是严重的混乱、破坏、暴力行为或伤害。以下是包含“mayhem”这个词的50个短语，附上中文解释：

1. Intense mayhem – 剧烈混乱
2. Chaos and mayhem – 混乱和破坏
3. Unleash mayhem – 发动混乱
4. Widespread mayhem – 广泛的破坏
5. Urban mayhem – 城市破坏
6. mayhem and destruction – 混乱和毁灭
7. Causing mayhem – 引发混乱
8. mayhem aftermath – 混乱后果
9. mayhem and violence – 混乱和暴力
10. mayhem and disorder – 混乱和无序
11. Reign of mayhem – 混乱时期
12. Inflict mayhem – 施加破坏
13. mayhem and havoc – 混乱和大破坏
14. mayhem erupts – 突然发生混乱
15. mayhem ensues – 随后发生混乱
16. mayhem in the streets – 街头混乱
17. mayhem and chaos unfold – 混乱和混沌展开
18. Wreaking mayhem – 引发大破坏
19. mayhem and anarchy – 混乱和无政府状态
20. Senseless mayhem – 无意义的破坏
21. mayhem and disruption – 混乱和中断
22. mayhem and pandemonium – 混乱和喧闹
23. Escalating mayhem – 升级的混乱
24. mayhem on the streets – 街头混乱
25. mayhem and turmoil – 混乱和骚动
26. mayhem and uproar – 混乱和骚动
27. Uncontrolled mayhem – 不受控制的破坏
28. mayhem aftermath – 混乱后果
29. mayhem and panic – 混乱和恐慌
30. Inflict widespread mayhem – 施加广泛的破坏
31. mayhem and bedlam – 混乱和喧闹
32. mayhem and commotion – 混乱和骚动
33. mayhem in the city – 城市的混乱
34. mayhem and tumult – 混乱和喧哗
35. mayhem and havoc – 混乱和大破坏
36. mayhem and uproar – 混乱和骚动
37. Reign of terror and mayhem – 恐怖和混乱统治
38. mayhem and unrest – 混乱和不安
39. Cause mayhem – 引发混乱
40. mayhem aftermath – 混乱后果
41. mayhem and upheaval – 混乱和动荡
42. Spreading mayhem – 传播破坏
43. mayhem and turmoil – 混乱和骚动
44. mayhem and confusion – 混乱和困惑
45. mayhem and disorder – 混乱和无序
46. mayhem and disruption – 混乱和中断
47. Cause mayhem and destruction – 引发破坏和毁灭
48. mayhem and pandemonium – 混乱和喧闹
49. mayhem and violence – 混乱和暴力
50. mayhem and bedlam – 混乱和喧闹

同近义词

• chaos: a state of complete confusion and lack of order
• havoc: a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or confusion
• riot: a situation in which a group of people behave in a violent way in a public place, often as a protest