单词 | suicide |
释义 | Word Frequency suicide(ˈsuːɪˌsaɪd, ˈsjuː-) noun 1. the act or an instance of killing oneself intentionally 2. the self-inflicted ruin of one's own prospects or interests a merger would be financial suicide 3. a person who kills himself or herself intentionally 4. (modifier) reckless; extremely dangerous a suicide mission 5. (modifier) (of an action) undertaken or (of a person) undertaking an action in the knowledge that it will result in the death of the person performing it in order that maximum damage may be inflicted on an enemy a suicide attack suicide bomber Word origin C17: from New Latin suīcīdium, from Latin suī of oneself + -cīdium, from caedere to kill |
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