homicide

名词 n.
/ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/    /ˈhɑ.məˌsaɪ̯d/|/ˈhoʊ.məˌsaɪ̯d/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional. countable,uncountable
  2. A person who kills another. countable
    — 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.
  3. A victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else. US,countable,jargon
    — “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.”
  4. The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide. US,uncountable

词形变化

homicides plural hominicide alternative

词源

From Old French homicide, from Latin homicīda (“man-slayer”) and homicīdium (“manslaughter”).
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