Word · Frequency #22014
euthanasias
安乐死
euthanasias is the plural of euthanasia.
the act of killing someone painlessly, especially someone suffering from an incurable illness
- 1.
The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.
以人道方式故意结束人或动物生命的行为,尤指为了结束痛苦。
- 2.
the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness)
无痛地杀死某人(尤其是患不治之症的人)的行为
以人道方式故意结束人或动物生命的行为,尤指为了结束痛苦。；无痛地杀死某人(尤其是患不治之症的人)的行为
In use
After months of suffering, the family chose euthanasia for their terminally ill relative.
Euthanasia remains a highly debated topic in medical ethics.
The patient asked for euthanasia after losing all hope of recovery.
euthanasia for [sb/sth]
表示抽象概念的“安乐死”时通常不可数；for 后接适用对象。
The law allows euthanasia for patients with incurable diseases.
法律允许为患有不治之症的病人实施安乐死。
perform euthanasia on [sb/sth]
perform 与 euthanasia 搭配，on 后接接受安乐死的对象，常见于兽医语境。
The vet performed euthanasia on the injured dog.
兽医对那只受伤的狗实施了安乐死。
the euthanasia of [sb/sth]
the euthanasia of ... 是较正式的说法，of 后接安乐死的承受者。
Connections
Collocations
- voluntary euthanasia
- 自愿安乐死
- The country's law allows voluntary euthanasia for patients with terminal illnesses.该国法律允许对绝症患者实施自愿安乐死。
- euthanasia debate
- 安乐死辩论
- The euthanasia debate raises difficult ethical questions.安乐死辩论引发了棘手的伦理问题。
- legalize euthanasia
- 使安乐死合法化
- Several countries have moved to legalize euthanasia.一些国家已采取行动使安乐死合法化。
- passive euthanasia
- 被动安乐死
- Passive euthanasia involves withholding life-sustaining treatment.被动安乐死涉及停止维持生命的治疗。
- euthanasia law
- 安乐死法律
- The new euthanasia law came into effect last year.新的安乐死法律于去年生效。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
发音像“youth in Asia”（亚洲青年），但意思却是无痛苦地结束生命——安乐死。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medical ethics、legal and policy discussion、news reporting on end-of-life care 该词为正式用语，通常出现在医学伦理、法律讨论和新闻报道等场合；日常对话中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 euthanasia 押韵（重读元音同为 /eɪ/，后面为 /ʒə/）的有 Asia 和 Malaysia。Anesthesia、amnesia 和 Indonesia 也以 -sia 结尾，但重读元音为 /iː/，读音不同；Russia 的 -sia 读作 /ʃə/，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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