dead or alive

短语

活要见人死要见尸

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Either dead or alive.

  2. 2.

    Used to indicate someone is being sought for some kind of punishment or reprimand, and that (s)he may be killed in the process of finding, as if this was reasonable punishment.

    活要见人死要见尸

    Wanted: dead or alive.

词源

From usage in wanted posters in the 19th century American West and, especially in popular drama about the American West in that period.

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