Word · Frequency #18699
atrocious
残暴的，凶恶的
shockingly brutal or cruel
常形容行为或罪行
- 1.
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
可怕的、邪恶的、残忍的或骇人的
- 2.
shockingly brutal or cruel
极其残暴或残忍的
- 3.
Offensive or heinous.
令人憎恶的或十恶不赦的
- 4.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
极其糟糕的；令人不快的
- 5.
Very bad; abominable, disgusting.
极差的；可憎的、令人恶心的
- 6.
provoking horror; ; ; ; - Winston Churchill
令人恐惧的
可怕的、邪恶的、残忍的或骇人的；极其残暴或残忍的；令人憎恶的或十恶不赦的；极其糟糕的；令人不快的；极差的；可憎的、令人恶心的
In use
The dictator's atrocious treatment of prisoners horrified the world.
We had to cancel the picnic because of the atrocious weather.
The living conditions in the camp were atrocious, with no clean water or sanitation.
murder is an atrocious crime
atrocious taste
an atrocious automobile accident
atrocious + noun
作定语，修饰名词。
The atrocious crime shocked the nation.
这桩残暴的罪行震惊了全国。
be atrocious
作表语，用于系动词后。
Connections
Collocations
- atrocious crime
- 残暴的罪行；骇人听闻的罪行
- The invaders committed atrocious crimes against civilians.入侵者对平民犯下了残暴的罪行。
- atrocious weather
- 极恶劣的天气
- We had to cancel the picnic because of the atrocious weather.由于天气极差，我们不得不取消野餐。
- atrocious conditions
- 极其恶劣的环境
- The prisoners were held in atrocious conditions.囚犯被关押在极其恶劣的环境中。
- atrocious behavior
- 恶劣的行为；残暴的行径
- His atrocious behavior towards the staff cost him his job.他对员工极其恶劣的行为让他丢了工作。
- atrocious taste
- 极差的品味
- He has atrocious taste in music.他在音乐方面的品味极差。
- atrocious joke
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆：atrocious 让人想到 atrocity（暴行），暴行既残忍又糟糕。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：新闻报道、日常口语 此词有正式和口语两种常见用法：正式语境中多指“残暴、骇人听闻”，常用于描述罪行或暴行；日常口语中则常作夸张说法，表示“极差、糟透了”。具体语气需根据搭配和语境判断。
Grammar Note
常用作定语或表语，描述极其恶劣或残忍的事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 ferocious /fəˈroʊʃəs/、precocious /prɪˈkoʊʃəs/ 押韵（重读元音同为 /oʊ/，后续 /ʃəs/）。注意：-cious 结尾的词拼写相似，但读音不同，如 delicious /dɪˈlɪʃəs/、gracious /ˈɡreɪʃəs/、vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/、conscious /ˈkɑːnʃəs/，重读元音分别为 /ɪ/、/eɪ/、/ɪ/、/ɑː/，并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.