holocaust

holocaust
[ˈhɒləkɔːst]
noun

destruction or slaughter on a mass scale, especially caused by fire or nuclear war
（尤指火灾、核战争造成的）大毁灭，大屠杀
a nuclear holocaust.
大规模的核毁灭。
[mass noun]the threat of imminent holocaust.
迫近的屠杀的威胁。
■(the Holocaust)the mass murder of Jews under the German Nazi regime during the period 1941–45. More than 6 million European Jews, as well as members of other persecuted groups, were murdered at concentration camps such as Auschwitz
纳粹大屠杀(1941—1945年德国纳粹当政期间对犹太人的大屠杀，超过600万的欧洲犹太人以及其他受迫害团体成员在集中营被杀害，如在奥斯威辛集中营）
(historical)a Jewish sacrificial offering which is burnt completely on an altar
(史)燔祭（犹太人祭物，在祭坛完全焚烧）

语源

Middle English: from Old French holocauste, via late Latin from Greek holokauston, from holos 'whole' + kaustos 'burnt' (from kaiein 'burn')

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