| 释义 |
mac·ta·tion
\makˈtāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Late Latin mactation-, mactatio, from Latin mactatus (past participle of mactare to honor, sacrifice, slay, slaughter, from mactus worshiped, honored) + -ion-, -io -ion
: an act of killing; especially : the ritual slaughter of a sacrificial victim |