➡ See also the entry for massacre另見massacre條murder ♦︎ killing ♦︎ suicide ♦︎ assassination ♦︎ homicide ♦︎ slaying ♦︎ manslaughter ♦︎ euthanasiaThese are all words for the act of killing sb.這些詞均表示殺人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a double / mass murder / killing / suicide / slaying◆(a) premeditated murder / killing / homicide◆an unsolved murder / killing / slaying◆(an) attempted murder / suicide / assassination / homicide / manslaughter◆a brutal murder / killing / slaying◆to commit murder / suicide / homicide / manslaughter◆to carry out a murder / a killing / an assassination / euthanasia◆to prevent a murder / a killing / suicide / an assassination◆to witness a murder / a killing / a suicide / an assassination / a slaying◆a murder / a suicide / an assassination attempt■murder [uncountable, countable] the crime of killing sb deliberately謀殺(罪);兇殺◆He was found guilty of murder.他被判犯有謀殺罪。◆She has been charged with the attempted murder of her husband.她被指控企圖謀殺丈夫。◆What was the murder weapon?用的是什麽兇器?◆The play is a murder mystery.這出戲講的是一宗神秘的兇殺案。 see also murder ⇨ killverb, murderous ⇨ violent■killing [countable, usually plural] (especially journalism尤用於新聞) an act of killing sb deliberately故意殺人;謀殺◆Refugees from the war-torn country brought accounts of mass killings, rape and torture.來自那個飽受戰爭蹂躏的國家的難民講述了那裏發生的大規模屠殺、強奸和酷刑折磨等暴行。 see also kill ⇨ killNOTE辨析 Murder or killing?Killing is usually used in the plural about acts during a war, or by extreme political groups or organized groups of criminals. Murder more often refers to the killing of one person. * killing通常用複數,指戰爭期間、極端政治團體或有組織的犯罪團夥的殺戮行爲。murder較常指對一個人的謀殺。■suicide ˈsuːɪsaɪd, BrE also ˈsjuːɪsaɪd [uncountable, countable] the act of killing yourself deliberately自殺◆It was a case of attempted suicide(= one in which the person survives).那是一宗企圖自殺案。◆He hadn't left a suicide note(= written before sb tries to commit suicide).他未留下絕命書。◆The attack had been carried out by a suicide bomber.襲擊由一名自殺式炸彈襲擊者實施。 see also suicidal ⇨ desperate■assassinationəˌsæsɪˈneɪʃn; NAmEəˌsæsəˈneɪʃn [uncountable, countable] the murder of an important or famous person, especially for political reasons(尤指爲政治目的的)暗殺,行刺◆The president survived a number of assassination attempts.總統躲過了多起暗殺陰謀。 see also assassinate ⇨ kill■homicideˈhɒmɪsaɪd; NAmEˈhɑːmɪsaɪd [uncountable, countable] (especially NAmE, law法律) the crime of killing sb殺人(罪)◆He has been arrested on homicide and assault charges.他因殺人和侵犯他人身體的指控被逮捕。ⓘ In legal English, the term homicide can cover a wider range of meaning than murder, including manslaughter and justifiable homicide, in which the killing is judged not to be a crime at all.在法律用語中,homicide的意義較murder寬泛,包括manslaughter和justifiable homicide,前者指過失殺人,後者指不構成犯罪的正當殺人。 see also homicidal ⇨ violent■slaying [countable] (especially NAmE, journalism新聞) a murder殺害;謀殺◆The papers told of the drug-related slayings of five people.各家報紙報道了那起有五人被殺的涉毒命案。 see also slay ⇨ kill■manslaughterˈmænslɔːtə(r) [uncountable] (law法律) the crime of killing sb illegally but not deliberately過失殺人◆The charge has been reduced to manslaughter.指控已減輕爲過失殺人。■euthanasiaˌjuːθəˈneɪziə; NAmEˌjuːθəˈˈneɪʒə [uncountable] the practice (illegal in most countries) of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that cannot be cured安樂死◆They argued in favour of legalizing voluntary euthanasia(= people being able to ask for euthanasia for themselves).他們據理力爭,支持將自願安樂死合法化。
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