戰爭裡的那次攻擊
這一族就是畫面本身,只是鏡頭對準不同的東西:人、攻擊、機器,或是動作。
adjective · C1
A kamikaze pilot was a Japanese pilot in the Second World War who deliberately flew his plane into an enemy ship or camp, knowing that he would not come back alive.
神風特攻隊飛行員
One plane flying straight at a ship, with no plan for coming back. The pilot's own death is not a risk he is running; it is part of how the attack works. Hold that single detail — the ending is decided before take-off — and everything else the word does becomes readable: the attack, the machine, the person, and the borrowed use for anyone who acts as if their own safety is not part of the plan.
Borrowed from Japanese 神風, kami (divine) + kaze (wind), first used of the typhoon that destroyed the Mongol fleet attacking Japan in 1281.
這個字借自日文 神風:kami 是「神的」,kaze 是「風」。來源說它原本指的是 1281 年摧毀來襲蒙古艦隊的那場颱風。一陣救國的風,後來被拿來命名二戰的攻擊,這個字才進入英文。
Wiktionary etymology supplied in packet (source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:577972790)
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戰爭裡的那次攻擊
這一族就是畫面本身,只是鏡頭對準不同的東西:人、攻擊、機器,或是動作。
adjective · C1
A kamikaze pilot was a Japanese pilot in the Second World War who deliberately flew his plane into an enemy ship or camp, knowing that he would not come back alive.
神風特攻隊飛行員
借來形容不顧自己的安危
把畫面裡「沒把自己算進去」那一點抽出來,貼到日常生活上;沒有人真的會死,誇張的是那份不顧自己。
adjective · C1
Taking very big risks with your own safety, in a way that looks as if you do not care what happens to you.
不要命的、玩命的