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Pandemonium is a situation full of noise and disorder because people are angry, confused, , or wildly . A hallway when the fire alarm rings by mistake; a station when a train is cancelled; a stadium after a last-minute goal. It is a strong, slightly theatrical word: you are painting a scene, not giving a calm report.
because people are angry, confused, frightened, or wildly excited因為大家生氣、困惑、害怕、或極度興奮 Pandemonium is a situation full of noise and disorder就會出現吵鬧混亂的場面，這就是 pandemonium A hallway when the fire alarm rings by mistake像火災警報誤響時的走廊 a station when a train is cancelled火車取消時的車站 a stadium after a last-minute goal或補時進球後的體育場 It is a strong, slightly theatrical word這是一個很強烈、有點戲劇化的詞 you are painting a scene你是在描繪一個畫面 not giving a calm report而不是平靜地報告事實
Though actually, it started as a made-up place name. John Milton, in the poem Paradise Lost, coined Pandæmonium as the capital of Hell — the hall of all demons.
Though actually不過其實 it started as a made-up place name它原本是一個虛構出來的地名 John Milton米爾頓 in the poem Paradise Lost在《失樂園》這首詩裡 coined Pandæmonium創造了 Pandæmonium 這個字 as the capital of Hell當作地獄的首都 the hall of all demons也就是聚集所有惡魔的大殿
We no longer mean a place in Hell. We mean the feeling of a crowd that has lost its order.
We no longer mean a place in Hell現在已經不是指地獄裡的一個地方 We mean the feeling of a crowd that has lost its order而是指一群人失去秩序時的那種感覺
You will often hear “pandemonium broke out” rather than “a pandemonium,” as if it were weather that suddenly arrives.
You will often hear你常會聽到 "pandemonium broke out" rather than "a pandemonium,"「pandemonium broke out」這種說法，而不是「a pandemonium」 as if it were weather that suddenly arrives好像它是突然來臨的天氣一樣
組成Coined by John Milton in Paradise Lost as Pandæmonium: Ancient Greek πᾶν (pân, “all,” the pan- prefix) + Late Latin daemonium (“evil spirit, demon”), from Ancient Greek δαιμόνιον (daimónion).
同家族的字
- demonthe second half is the old word for a demon; Milton built a “place of all demons”
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
pandemoniumnoun/ˌpæn.dɪˈməʊ.ni.əm/
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A loud, wild, tumultuous protest, disorder, or chaotic situation, usually of a crowd, often violent.
- Whatever all this pandemonium means, I suppose the police station will help us.
- I shall go round to the office and complain. I'll tell you what it is, Mr. Belting: these mansions are becoming a pandemonium, sir, a veritable pandemonium.
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An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.
- Riyad Mahrez flighted the free-kick that followed to the far post and Morgan, with not much finesse but plenty of desire, bundled the ball over the line. Cue pandemonium in the stands.
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A group of parrots
- Clara laughed-"I know!"-and told her about the pandemoniums of parrots that live in the treetops above Los Angeles.
- Seen a wild pandemonium of parrots lately? Report it immediately.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。