单词 | femicide |
释义 | femicide in British English (ˈfɛmɪˌsaɪd) noun the killing of females because of their gender femicide in American English (ˈfeməˌsaid) noun 1. the act of killing a woman 2. a person who kills a woman Word origin [1820–30; feme + -i- + -cide]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acetate, exogenous, karma, myth, tetrapod-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -cide is a learned borrowing from Latin meaning “killer,” “act of killing,” used in theformation of compound words. Other words that use the affix -cide include: homicide, pesticide |
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