Word · Frequency #16805
homicide
杀人
核心释义
指杀人行为，不指杀人者
the killing of a human being by another human being
- 1.
一人杀害另一人,无论预谋或非故意。
The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- 2.
一个人对另一个人的杀害
the killing of a human being by another human being
- 3.
杀人者。
A person who kills another.
一人杀害另一人,无论预谋或非故意。；一个人对另一个人的杀害；杀人者。；杀人者；[医] 杀人；杀人者
用法In use
The detective investigated the homicide that occurred downtown last night.
用法提示：homicide 作名词，意为“杀人案”，在句中作宾语。
Police are treating the death as a homicide rather than an accident.
用法提示：homicide 是名词，指“杀人行为/杀人案”，此处作介词宾语。
The city reported a sharp increase in homicides this year.
用法提示：homicides 是 homicide 的复数形式，作名词，表示多起杀人案。
commit homicide
commit homicide 是常见搭配，指实施杀人行为。
The suspect admitted to committing homicide.
嫌疑人承认犯有杀人罪。
be charged with homicide
表达“被控杀人”时，homicide 前通常不用冠词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- commit homicide
- 犯杀人罪
- The suspect allegedly committed homicide.嫌疑人据称犯下了杀人罪。
- homicide rate
- 杀人犯罪率
- The city's homicide rate has dropped significantly.该市的杀人犯罪率大幅下降。
- homicide detective
- 凶杀案侦探
- The homicide detective questioned the witnesses.凶杀案侦探询问了证人。
- homicide investigation
- 杀人案调查
- Police launched a homicide investigation after the body was found.警方发现尸体后展开了杀人案调查。
- homicide victim
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：-cide 结尾（如 suicide 自杀、pesticide 杀虫剂）都含‘杀’意；homi 像 human（人），合起来就是‘杀人’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、police reports、news reports homicide 是正式且偏法律/警方的用语，通常出现在法律文件、新闻报道或警方报告中；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 killing 或 murder。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the final /saɪd/ or /aɪd/ sound with the end of homicide /ˈhɑməˌsaɪd/: suicide /ˈsuːɪsaɪd/, decide /dɪˈsaɪd/, side /saɪd/, hide /haɪd/, bride /braɪd/, pride /praɪd/. In spelling, the last three letters are -ide for all of them, and suicide and decide also keep the exact -cide ending. Watch out for lookalikes that sound different, e.g., decision /dɪˈsɪʒən/ and homicidal /ˌhɑmɪˈsaɪdəl/.
用法优先级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。
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