英语词汇“macabre”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

The adjective macabre is used to describe things that involve the horror of death or violence. If a story involves lots of blood and gore, you can call it macabre.

This word first appeared in English in the context of the "Dance of Death," recounted in literature as the figure of Death leading people in a dance to the grave, and translated from the Old French Danse Macabre. The Macabre part of the phrase is thought to be an alteration of Macabe "a Maccabee," an allusions to the Maccabees, who were a Jewish people who led a revolt against Syria about 166 B.C. and were martyred in the process.

WORD FAMILY

macabre: macabrely

USAGE EXAMPLES

In the bloodfest “American Mary,” he played Dr. Black, a medical professional who enjoys practicing macabre experiments on patients.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016)

In fact, the charwoman scene in “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” — it walks that line of macabre humor.

Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016)

Efforts to connect the war to fears of masculine inadequacy seem now almost as comical as Bellows’s work is macabre.

Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016)

adj shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages
macabre tortures conceived by madmen

Syn

ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, sick
alarming

frightening because of an awareness of danger

单词	macabre
释义	macabre (once / 12455 pages) adj The adjective macabre is used to describe things that involve the horror of death or violence. If a story involves lots of blood and gore, you can call it macabre. This word first appeared in English in the context of the "Dance of Death," recounted in literature as the figure of Death leading people in a dance to the grave, and translated from the Old French Danse Macabre. The Macabre part of the phrase is thought to be an alteration of Macabe "a Maccabee," an allusions to the Maccabees, who were a Jewish people who led a revolt against Syria about 166 B.C. and were martyred in the process. WORD FAMILY macabre: macabrely USAGE EXAMPLES In the bloodfest “American Mary,” he played Dr. Black, a medical professional who enjoys practicing macabre experiments on patients. Wall Street Journal(Dec 27, 2016) In fact, the charwoman scene in “Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol” — it walks that line of macabre humor. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Efforts to connect the war to fears of masculine inadequacy seem now almost as comical as Bellows’s work is macabre. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) adj shockingly repellent; inspiring horror macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages macabre tortures conceived by madmen Syn ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, sick alarming frightening because of an awareness of danger
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