homicide
英 ['hɒmɪsaɪd]
美 ['hɑmɪsaɪd]
語源
ホミサイド。ラテン語のhomo（人）、-cid（殺す）が語源で、除草剤と同じ意味。
英語の語源
- 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."
例文
- 1. Homicide is the leading cause of death among black men.
- 殺人は黒人の死の主な原因である。
- 2.It was a clear case of homicide .
- これは明らかに殺人事件である。
- 3.The jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide .
- 陪審員団は正当な殺人の裁決を下した。
- 4.The police arrived at the scene of the homicide .
- 警察が殺害現場に駆けつけた。
- 5.Quite frankly，the lyrics are very similar to a homicide we 're investigating.
- 率直に言って、その歌詞は私たちが調べている殺人事件に似ている？