hara-kiri

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Ceremonial suicide by disembowelment, as by slicing open the abdomen with a dagger or knife: formerly practised in Japan by the samurai when disgraced or sentenced to death. uncountable
    — On the downfall of his power in 1867 he was urged by one of his Council to save the honour of his family by a voluntary suicide. He flatly refused to do so and left the room, whereupon his faithful adviser retired to another part of the castle and solemnly performed the hara-kiri.
  2. Suicide or any suicidal action. uncountable
    — ...the report that was issued at the time officially blamed a disgruntled crewman who had been accused of theft and may have decided to do the ultimate hara-kiri, but quite how you prove that I don't know...
  3. An act against one's own interests. broadly,figuratively,uncountable
    — Regarded logically, therefore, Japan’s decision to go to war made no sense. It was hara-kiri.

词形变化

harakiri alternative hari-kari alternative,nonstandard harikari alternative,nonstandard harikiri alternative

词汇关系

相关词
bushido kamikaze seppuku suicide

词源

Borrowed from Japanese 腹切り (harakiri), ultimately from 腹 (hara, “belly”) + 切る (kiru, “to cut”).
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