单词 | kamikaze |
释义 | Word Frequency kamikaze(ˌkæmɪˈkɑːzɪ) noun (often capital) 1. (in World War II) one of a group of Japanese pilots who performed suicidal missions by crashing their aircraft, loaded with explosives, into an enemy target, esp a ship 2. an aircraft used for such a mission 3. (modifier) (of an action) undertaken or (of a person) undertaking an action in the knowledge that it will result in the death of the person performing it in order that maximum damage may be inflicted on an enemy a kamikaze attack a kamikaze bomber 4. (modifier) extremely foolhardy and possibly self-defeating kamikaze pricing Word origin C20: from Japanese, from kami divine + kaze wind, referring to the winds that, according to Japanese tradition, destroyed a Mongolinvasion fleet in 1281 |
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