• n. 故意的傷害罪；重傷罪；蓄意的破壞

來自古法語mayhem,來自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.

那是個集體喪失理智、謀殺與暴力合法化的時期。

來自柯林斯例句

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)。

來自柯林斯例句

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

那牛闖進村會議廳,造成一片混亂.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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

他們到達后大批難民一擁而上，引起一片混亂。

來自辭典例句

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:誰也不會擔心有一個漫長而炎熱的秋天.

來自名作英譯部分