genocide

• n. 種族滅絕；滅絕整個種族的大屠殺

geno-, 種族。-cide, 殺。

genocide

genocide: see general

genocide (n.)

1944, apparently coined by Polish-born U.S. jurist Raphael Lemkin (1900-1959) in his work "Axis Rule in Occupied Europe" [p.19], in reference to Nazi extermination of Jews, literally "killing a tribe," from Greek genos "race, kind" (see genus) + -cide. The proper formation would be *genticide.

Generally speaking, genocide does not necessarily mean the immediate destruction of a nation, except when accomplished by mass killings of all members of a nation. It is intended rather to signify a coordinated plan of different actions aimed at the destruction of essential foundations of the life of national groups, with the aim of annihilating the groups themselves. [Lemkin]

Earlier in a similar sense was populicide (1799), from French populicide, by 1792, a word from the Revolution. This was taken into German, as in Völkermeuchelnden "genocidal" (Heine), which was Englished 1893 as folk-murdering. Ethnocide is attested from 1974 in English (1970 in French).

1. They've launched a campaign of genocide against the immigrants.

他們對移民進行了種族滅絕.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. They have alleged that acts of genocide and torture were carried out.

他們聲稱實施了大屠殺和酷刑。

來自辭典例句

3. Bring back the old Soviet empire under a flag of genocide?

讓他以大屠殺為名恢複舊俄帝國?

來自電影對白

4. The genocide in Darfur shames the conscience of us all.

達爾富爾的種族滅絕是對我們所有人的良知來說都是恥辱.

來自互聯網

5. When the genocide began in April, we fled to a religious seminary.

四月開始種族滅絕行動, 我們逃往一個宗教神學院.

來自互聯網