| 释义 |
fratricide
—fratricidal, adj.
/fra"tri suyd', fray"-/, n.
1. a person who kills his or her brother.
2. the act of killing one's brother.
[1490-1500; (def. 1) < MF < fratricida, equiv. to fratri- (comb. form of frater) BROTHER + -cida -CIDE; (def. 2) < MF < LL fratricidium, equiv. to fratricid(a) + -ium n. suffix] |