homicide
美音:
[´hɔmə´saıd
]英音:
[´hɔmə´saıd
]n.杀人,杀人者
难易程度:
homicide为短语/超纲词汇
词根
hum,hom=man(人)
近义词, 同义词
homicide
/'hɒmɪsaɪd; `hɑmə,saɪd/
n
1 [U] killing of one person by another 杀人
*be accused of homicide 被控犯有杀人罪. Cf 参看 murder.
2 [C] person who kills another 杀人者.
homicide
n[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: French;Origin:Latin homicidium, from homo
'man' + caedere
'to kill']
[U and C]especially AmE the crime of murder
→
manslaughter[U]AmEthe police department that deals with murders