Word · Frequency #7855
Fully loadedassassination
刺杀；暗杀
the murder of a well-known or important person, especially for political reasons
- 1.
The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.
谋杀(尤指出于政治原因或个人利益)。
- 2.
an attack intended to ruin someone's reputation
旨在破坏某人名誉的攻击
- 3.
murder of a public figure by surprise attack
通过突然袭击谋杀公众人物
诋毁；中伤；谋杀(尤指出于政治原因或个人利益)。；旨在破坏某人名誉的攻击；通过突然袭击谋杀公众人物；暗杀；[法] 暗杀
In use
The assassination of the archduke triggered a chain of events leading to war.
Historians still debate the motives behind that famous assassination.
The novel's plot revolves around an assassination attempt on a diplomat.
the assassination of [someone]
用于指出被暗杀的对象。
The assassination of the president shocked the world.
总统的暗杀震惊了世界。
an assassination attempt on [someone]
表示一次暗杀企图。
There was an assassination attempt on the governor.
有人试图暗杀州长。
carry out an assassination
表示执行暗杀行动。
Connections
Collocations
- political assassination
- 政治暗杀
- The country has a long history of political assassinations.该国有着悠久的政治暗杀历史。
- carry out an assassination
- 实施暗杀
- The rebels planned to carry out an assassination of the general.叛军计划对将军实施暗杀。
- assassination attempt
- 暗杀企图
- The president survived an assassination attempt last year.总统去年在一次暗杀企图中幸存下来。
- plot an assassination
- 策划暗杀
- They were arrested for plotting an assassination of the prime minister.他们因策划暗杀首相而被捕。
- assassination plot
- 暗杀阴谋
- The authorities foiled an assassination plot against the ambassador.当局挫败了一起针对大使的暗杀阴谋。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将‘assassination’拆为‘assassin’（刺客）和‘-ation’，想象刺客在暗杀。
Context & Register
formal
Grammar Note
常用介词 of 引出被暗杀的对象，如 the assassination of the president
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with /neɪʃən/ (donation, nation) rhyme with assassination. Other -ation words like education, vacation, organization, operation share the same spelling ending but have different consonant sounds before /eɪʃən/, so they are not exact rhymes.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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