scorched earth

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Land that has been abandoned, in the face of an advancing enemy, after the destruction of all resources on it. uncountable
  2. The strategy of destroying all resources in an area of land in order to deny their use to an advancing enemy. uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Alternative spelling of scorched-earth. alt-of,alternative

词形变化

more scorched earth comparative most scorched earth superlative

词源

词源 1
Calque from Chinese 焦土 (jiāotǔ, “scorched earth; ravages of war”), originally in reference to the strategy adopted by the Chinese government in the Second Sino-Japanese War. First attested in 1937 as an idiom.
词源 2
Calque from Chinese 焦土 (jiāotǔ, “scorched earth; ravages of war”), originally in reference to the strategy adopted by the Chinese government in the Second Sino-Japanese War. First attested in 1937 as an idiom.
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