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标 题: Word-of-the-Day:charnel
发信站: 紫 丁 香 (Wed Feb 16 10:13:16 2000), 转信
' charnel ("CHAR-nel")
origin: from the Latin "carnalis" meaning "of the flesh".
1. A chamber or vault in which bodies or bones are piled.* (noun)
" 'It's an electronic charnel house,' Mr. Harpootlian said
gleefully of the attack ads with which the leading
Republican candidates, Gov. George W. Bush of Texas and
Senator John McCain of Arizona, have been bludgeoning each
other on the airwaves here all week in preparation for the
primary on Feb. 19.
'Bush and McCain have not only taken the gloves off,' he
said, 'they've put the brass knuckles on. I am one happy
camper.'"
--Peter Marks "Bush and McCain in Ad War To the Delight of
Democrats.", New York Times, Feb. 12 2000
2. Sepulchral, deathlike, ghastly. (adjective)
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