是英語名詞,音標為英[ˌpændəˈməʊniəm]、美[ˌpændəˈmoʊniəm],意為“極端混亂的場面”或“喧囂嘈雜的場所”,源自希臘語前綴“pan-”(全部)與拉丁語“daemonium”(邪靈)的組合,字面含義為“群魔聚集之地”,後引申為混亂狀態的代稱。該詞首次由英國詩人約翰·彌爾頓在文學作品中使用,現被歸類為普通辭彙,常見於描述群體性騷動或失控場景。
該詞通過跨領域套用擴展語義:音樂領域指代寵物店男孩的《Pandemonium Tour》巡演;遊戲領域出現於《Painkiller Pandemonium》等作品標題;心理學領域涉及“鬼域假說”(pandemonium hypothesis)等術語。其在文學、新聞報導及日常語境中頻繁出現,如描述選舉結果引發的騷亂、教室失控場景或歷史檔案中的群體事件。同義詞包括chaos、bedlam等,形容詞形式為pandemoniac。
基本介紹
- 外文名:Pandemonium
- 詞性:名詞
- 發音:[ˌpændəˈmoʊniəm]
單詞釋義
短語搭配
雙語例句
- Pandemonium broke out when the news was announced. 這訊息一宣布,立即亂成一片。
- There was pandemonium in court as the judge gave his verdict. 當法官宣判時,法庭一陣嘈雜。
- There was pandemonium in court as the judge gave his summing-up. 當法官做總結時,法庭上一片騷動。
- Shrill cries and startled oaths flew up around us as pandemonium broke out. 騷亂爆發時,我們周圍充斥著尖厲的哭喊聲和難聽的咒罵聲。
- After more than two hours of pandemonium, the judge adjourned the hearing until next Tuesday. 在兩個多小時的混亂之後,法官暫時中止了聽證會,將其延至下周二。
- The fallen angels are entering the magnificent structure of pandemonium, and at one instant all of the angels shrink in order to fit into the building. 墮落的天使們正在進入建築宏偉的萬魔殿,突然,所有的天使們為了適應這座建築而縮小,無論它有多大。
- Look at Milton's description of the architect of Pandemonium. 看看彌爾頓對於地獄建築師的描述。
- And when the market opened up, there was plenty of Pandemonium. 當市場一開市,那裡到處是一片混亂。
- The whole lobby was a perfect pandemonium, and the din was terrific. 整個門廳一片嘈雜,而且喧囂刺耳。
- Then the first blast went off, and the grim quiet erupted into pandemonium. 接著第一聲爆炸響起,肅靜瞬間變成一片混亂。
- The financial markets of late might be seen as a place where Pandemonium rules. 前幾年的金融市場或許就可以用混亂不堪(pandemonium)來形容。
- First of all the word Pandemonium was invented by John Milton in his poem Paradise Lost. 首先,pandemonium是由約翰·彌爾頓在其著作《失樂園》中首創的。
- Hysterical teenagers, crying, screaming, Pandemonium. Sports mania. Deafening crowds. 歇斯底里的少年們,高呼,尖叫,喧囂的場面。
- Whatever the case, Orcus was "slain" and cast out of the Abyss, his Wand hidden in Pandemonium. 無論如何,奧庫斯“死了”並被扔出了無底深淵,他的權杖也被隱藏在喧囂空隧。
- The pandemonium above has ceased almost as suddenly as it arose, passed like a fierce gust of wind; 頭頂上的喧囂聲戛然停止了,像初起時一樣來得突然,像一陣狂風吹過似的;
- For a tangerine-and-mango yogurt, he combined the flavors with the word 'Pandemonium' to create Tangomonium. 對於桔子和芒果味優酪乳,他將這些口味與詞語“pandemonium”混合,創建了品牌名tangomonium。
- So although Pandemonium had to do with hell, it wasn't hell breaking loose, it was hell gathering together. 因此,儘管這個詞跟惡魔有關,它的意思不是“惡魔四散蔓延”,而是“惡魔匯聚一堂”。
- But after some editorial lopping it's no wonder Jenkins concludes that swine flu was greeted with "pandemonium". 但經過編輯們修剪之後,難怪詹斯金會說迎接豬流感的是“大混亂”。
- It was pretty eye popping. We were in a state of shock. And when the market opened up, there was plenty of Pandemonium. 我們都被鎮住了,個個目瞪口呆。當市場一開市,那裡到處是一片混亂。
- Many choose to simply pay the fine, but their flights can cause Pandemonium when the planes crop up on airport radar screens. 很多人乾脆選擇直接付罰款,但當他們的飛機突然出現在機場的雷達螢幕上時,這種飛行就會引起一陣混亂。
- He skittered through the entrance and into the Great Hall to witness sheer Pandemonium, Voldemort at the center of it all. 他疾速穿過入口進入大禮堂,目睹到了這一切混亂的始作俑者,伏地魔。
- In midst of all the daily chaos that goes on in the world, a different type of Pandemonium takes place every day in the workplace. 我們的世界每天都發生著各種各樣的事情,我們的工作場所也發生了非同尋常的趣事。

