late 15c., from Anglo-French maihem (13c.), from Old French mahaigne "injury, wrong, a hurt, harm, damage;" related to mahaignier "to injure, wound, mutilate, cripple" (see maim). Originally, in law, the crime of maiming a person "to make him less able to defend himself or annoy his adversary" [OED].
雙語例句
1. It was a period of collective insanity, of legalized murder and mayhem.
那是個集體喪失理智、謀殺與暴力合法化的時期。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Set in contemporary Dublin, this pacy thriller features kidnapping, mayhem and murder.
這部節奏緊張刺激的驚悚片以當代都柏林為背景，包含了綁架、暴力致人傷殘和謀殺情節。
來自柯林斯例句
3. There was absolute mayhem when the cow got into the village hall.
那牛闖進村會議廳,造成一片混亂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Their arrival caused mayhem as crowds of refugees rushed towards them.
他們到達后大批難民一擁而上，引起一片混亂。
來自辭典例句
5. Conversely, the will to mayhem weakens nobody has ever worried about a Long Hot Autumn.