名詞 mayhem:

1. the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
2. violent and needless disturbance
   同義詞：havoc

1. There was absolute mayhem when the cow got into the village hall.
   那牛闖進(jìn)村會(huì)議廳，造成一片混亂。

may.hem

n.（名詞）
Law The offense of willfully maiming or crippling a person.
【法律】 身體傷害罪：故意傷害或致使他人肢體致殘的犯罪
Infliction of violent injury on a person or thing; wanton destruction:
破壞：對(duì)人或物暴力傷害的處罰；肆意的破壞：
例句：
children committing mayhem in the flower beds.
在花壇里肆虐的孩子們

A state of violent disorder or riotous confusion; havoc.
極端混亂狀態(tài)；雜亂

來(lái)源：
Middle English maim, mayhem
中古英語(yǔ) maim, mayhem
from Anglo-Norman maihem
源自 英法語(yǔ) maihem
from Old French mahaigne [injury]
源自 古法語(yǔ) mahaigne [傷害]
from mahaignier [to maim]
源自 mahaignier [使成殘廢]
from Vulgar Latin *mahan3re
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *mahan3re
[probably of Germanic origin]
[可能源于日耳曼語(yǔ)的]