hospiticide

名词 n.
/hɒˈspɪtɪsaɪd/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who kills his guest or host. countable,rare,uncountable
    — Armed with the weapon which was destined to destroy himself, Imnaz sprang down the ladder, — found the door, and, emerging from the abode of crime, sought a more secure resting place, leaving his hostess to discover, with return of day, in whose blood were imbrued the hands of an hospiticide.
  2. The act of a guest killing his host or vice versa, or an instance thereof. countable,rare,uncountable
    — Anniversary of the Massacre of the Prado — the Defeat of Quesada — Murderous Reprisals — Hospiticides.

词形变化

hospiticides plural

词源

From Latin hospiticīda or *hospiticīdium, from hospes (“host, guest”) + -cīda (“killer”); equivalent to + -cide.
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