havoc

名词 havoc:

1. violent and needless disturbance
   同义词：mayhem

1. The earthquake has made great havoc of the city.
   地震给这个城市造成了巨大的破坏。
2. The earthquake wreaked havoc on the city.
   地震对这个城市造成了大破坏。

hav.oc

n.（名词）
Widespread destruction; devastation.
大范围的破坏；浩劫
Disorder or chaos:
混乱或无秩序：
例句：
a wild party that created havoc in the house.
狂乱的晚会搅得屋里一塌糊涂

v.tr.（及物动词）
hav.ocked,hav.ock.ing,hav.ocs
To destroy or pillage.
破坏或抢劫

来源：
Middle English havok
中古英语 havok
from Anglo-Norman (crier) havok [(to cry) havoc]
源自 英法语 (crier) havok [（大声报道）抢劫]
variant of Old French havot [plundering]
古法语 havot的变体 [掠夺]
[of Germanic origin]
[源于德国]