| 单词 | euthanasia |
| 释义 | euthanasia (once / 18526 pages) n Euthanasia is the act of causing a person's or animal's death, without inflicting pain, to end suffering, like when a veterinarian performs euthanasia on a dog that is in great pain and has no chance of recovery. To correctly pronounce euthanasia, remember that it sounds like "youth in Asia." Euthanasia is sometimes referred to as mercy killing, meant to spare a living thing a slow, painful death. Originally a Greek word, euthanasia means "an easy or happy death," as eu- means "good" and thanatos means "death." The use of the word as "legally sanctioned mercy killing" is first recorded in English in 1869. WORD FAMILYeuthanasia: euthanasias USAGE EXAMPLESThe city Parks Department said euthanasia would be more humane. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) Euthanasia is legal in Belgium, and eight years ago Vervoort signed the papers which will, eventually, allow a doctor to end her life. BBC(Dec 15, 2016) More than 5,500 people were killed by the Dutch euthanasia practice last year. Washington Times(Nov 30, 2016) n the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) Syn|Hyper mercy killing kill, killing, putting to death the act of terminating a life |
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