pogrom

英 ['pɒgrəm; 'pɒgrɒm] 美 ['poɡrəm]
  • vt. 对…大屠杀
  • n. 大屠杀
星级词汇:
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pogrom 大屠杀,集体迫害

该词原指俄国人对犹太人的大肆杀戮。来自依地绪语pogrom,来自俄罗斯语pogromu,屠杀,毁灭,来自po-,凭借,在后,词源同post-,gromu,雷电,吼叫声,拟声词。比喻用法。

pogrom (n.)
1882, from Yiddish pogrom, from Russian pogromu "devastation, destruction," from po- "by, through, behind, after" (cognate with Latin post-; see post-) + gromu "thunder, roar," from PIE imitative root *ghrem- (see grim).