homicide
名词 n.
英 /ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/
美 /ˈhɑ.məˌsaɪ̯d/|/ˈhoʊ.məˌsaɪ̯d/
英文释义
名词 n.
- The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
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A person who kills another.
— Homicides in general and victorious warriors in particular are often obliged to perform a variety of ceremonies for the purpose of ridding them of the dangerous ghosts of their victims.
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A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
— “She was a hippie kid. How hard would you work a case like that?” “As hard as anyone else,” said Goddard. There was an irritated note in his voice. “She was a homicide. She got what every homicide investigation gets.”
- The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.
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词源
From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).
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