decapitation

FREQ #34078

n. 斩首, 撤职, 解雇 [医] 断头术

发音

UK /dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
其它
UK /diˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃən/
US /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃɪn/

词形变化

decapitations 复数 decapitations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.

    斩首

    斩罪

    断头

    杀头

    问斩

    可数 不可数

    If the headsman's axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death.

  2. 2.

    The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.

    可数 不可数

    A decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.

  3. 3.

    The unseating of a senior politician.

    可数 不可数 政治

    The decapitation of the Foreign Secretary was a significant publicity coup for the opposition.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

beheading

上位词 5

kill killing execution capital punishment death penalty

相关短语

decapitation strike 斩首行动 decapitation strikes decapitation secretion decapitation secretions

词源

From French décapitation.

来源：wiktionary