homicide

• n. 殺人；殺人犯

來自拉丁語homo,人，-cid,殺，詞源同herbicide.

homicide (n.)

"the killing of another person," early 13c., from Old French homicide, from Latin homicidium "manslaughter," from homo "man" (see homunculus) + -cidium "act of killing" (see -cide). The meaning "person who kills another" (late 14c.) also is from French, from Latin homicida "a murderer," from -cida "killer."

1. Homicide is the leading cause of death among black men.

謀殺是黑人死亡的主要原因。

來自柯林斯例句

2. It was a clear case of homicide.

這顯然是一宗殺人案。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.

陪審團(tuán)作出了正當(dāng)殺人的裁決.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. The police arrived at the scene of the homicide.

警方趕到了兇殺現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。

來自辭典例句

5. Quite frankly, the lyrics are very similar to a homicide we're investigating.

坦白的說, 那歌詞很像我們正在查的一宗謀殺案?

來自電影對(duì)白