hecatomb

英 ['hekətəʊm] 美 ['hekəˌtoʊm]

• n. 大屠杀；百牛大祭

英英释义

Noun:

1. a great sacrifice; an ancient Greek or Roman sacrifice of 100 oxen

经典引文

• A hecatomb of reputations was that day to fall for her pleasure.

  出自： T. Parnell