femicide

[法] 杀害妇女, 杀害妇女者

发音

US /ˈfɛ.məˌsaɪd/
UK /ˈfɛ.mɪˌsaɪd/

词形变化

femicides 复数 femicides

别名

feminicide

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The killing of a woman or girl, originally (figurative) with reference to loss of virtue but now usually (law) specifically because of their sex or gender and especially such a killing by a man motivated by misogyny.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A person who commits such an act.

    可数 罕用 不可数

词源

From fem- + -icide, ultimately derived from Latin fēmina (“woman”), after the model of homicide, genocide, etc.

来源：wiktionary