These bloody trials have been the historical event what we call witch-hunt.
这些血腥的审判构成了被我们称之为猎巫的历史事件。
参考来源 - 近代早期欧洲的巫术信仰与猎巫·2,447,543篇论文数据，部分数据来源于NoteExpress
N-COUNT A witch-hunt is an attempt to find and punish a particular group of people who are being blamed for something, often simply because of their opinions and not because they have actually done anything wrong. (因所持观点而遭受的) 追查迫害 [表不满]
...Senator Joe McCarthy, who led the witch-hunt against alleged communists in the 1950s.
... 参议员乔·麦卡锡，他在20世纪50年代领导了对所谓共产党员的追查迫害。
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