thuggee

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /θʌˈɡiː/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A thug (a member of band of assassins in India). countable,historical
  2. The murder and robbery of groups of travellers in India. historical,uncountable
    — ‘In India, where everything began, this kind of human activity, obscene in itself, was undertaken on behalf of a goddess, called, I think, Kali; the murder was an act of so-called thugee, I was told.’

词形变化

thuggees plural thagi alternative thuggi alternative thugi alternative Thuggee alternative Thugee alternative thugee alternative

词汇关系

相关词
thug thuggery thuggism

词源

Borrowed from Hindustani ठगी (ṭhagī) / ٹھگی (ṭhagī).
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