electrocute

• vt.（米国）電気椅子で処刑する；感電死させる

electricとexecuteの合成語。

electrocute (v.)

"execute by electricity," 1889, American English, from electro- + back half of execute. The method first was used Aug. 6, 1890, in New York state, on William Kemmler, convicted of the murder of his common-law wife. In reference to accidental death by 1909. Electric chair is also first recorded 1889, the year the one used on Kemmler was introduced in New York as a humane alternative to hanging. Related: Electrocuted; electrocuting.

1. But The sea would electrocute us all.

彼女は私を愛で救うと言った。

2.As it happens a razor that is safe in Europe is unlikely to electrocute Americans.

たまたま欧州で安全なかみそりを使用しても米国人が感電死する可能性は低い。