1520s, in Scots law, "act of disabling or wounding a limb," from Middle French mutilation and directly from Late Latin mutilationem (nominative mutilatio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin mutilare "to cut or lop off," from mutilus "maimed," which perhaps is cognate with Greek mytilos "hornless." Of things, "a destroying of unity by damaging or removing a part," from 1630s.
双语例句
1. Amnesty International chronicles cases of torture and mutilation.
大赦国际组织按时间顺序记载了酷刑和暴力伤害事件。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The law punished serious crimes with death or mutilation.
法律对重犯处以死刑或断肢使其残废.
来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
3. Thousands suffered death or mutilation as a result of the bomb attacks.
这场空袭造成数千人死的死伤的伤.
来自辞典例句
4. Do you like pain? Self mutilation? Mutilation of others?
你喜欢疼痛 吗 ?比如说自残? 或者是残害别人?
来自互联网
5. The mutilation of code or data caused by hardware or software failure.
