pogrom

• vt. 对…大屠杀
• n. 大屠杀

该词原指俄国人对犹太人的大肆杀戮。来自依地绪语pogrom,来自俄罗斯语pogromu,屠杀，毁灭，来自po-,凭借，在后，词源同post-,gromu,雷电，吼叫声，拟声词。比喻用法。

pogrom (n.)

1882, from Yiddish pogrom, from Russian pogromu "devastation, destruction," from po- "by, through, behind, after" (cognate with Latin post-; see post-) + gromu "thunder, roar," from PIE imitative root *ghrem- (see grim).