decapitation

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/|/diˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/    美 /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃən/|/ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃɪn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating. countable,uncountable
    — If the headsman's axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death.
  2. The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization. countable,uncountable
    — A decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.
  3. The unseating of a senior politician. countable,uncountable
    — The decapitation of the Foreign Secretary was a significant publicity coup for the opposition.

词形变化

decapitations plural

词汇关系

近义词
beheading
衍生词
decapitation strike decapitation secretion

词源

From French décapitation.
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