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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。
杀人
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
杀人
the killing of a human being by another human being
The suspect admitted to committing homicide.
嫌疑人承认犯有杀人罪。
指杀人行为，不指杀人者
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.
一个人对另一个人的杀害
the killing of a human being by another human being
杀人者。
A person who kills another.
The detective investigated the homicide that occurred downtown last night.
侦探调查了昨晚发生在市中心的杀人案。
Police are treating the death as a homicide rather than an accident.
警方将此死亡事件视为杀人案而非意外。
The city reported a sharp increase in homicides this year.
该市报告称今年杀人案急剧增加。
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。
表达“被控杀人”时，homicide 前通常不用冠词。
She was charged with homicide after the investigation.
调查结束后，她被指控杀人。
a homicide 在此指具体的一宗杀人案件；复数形式为 homicides。
Detectives are investigating a homicide that occurred last night.
侦探们正在调查昨晚发生的一起杀人案。
Not this
The report says she was homicided by her husband.
Use this
The report says she was killed by her husband.
homicide 是名词，不是动词；表达“被杀害”应用动词 kill（或按语境用 murder）。
Not this
He was sentenced to death for homicide.
Use this
He was sentenced to death for murder.
homicide 泛指一切杀人，包括正当防卫等合法杀人；此处指应判死刑的故意杀人，应用 murder。
Not this
There were two homicide in the neighborhood last month.
Use this
There were two homicides in the neighborhood last month.
homicide 表示“杀人事件”时是可数名词，复数形式是 homicides；中文没有复数变化，所以容易漏用复数。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
犯杀人罪
The suspect allegedly committed homicide.
嫌疑人据称犯下了杀人罪。
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。
凶杀案侦探
The homicide detective questioned the witnesses.
凶杀案侦探询问了证人。
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。
杀人案受害者
The homicide victim was identified as a local resident.
杀人案受害者被确认为当地居民。
我就要弄出人命了。
In Logic's 2019 hit "Homicide" featuring Eminem, this repeated chorus line uses slang exaggeration to mean he is about to dominate his opponents.
在Logic 2019年与Eminem合作的歌曲《Homicide》中，这句反复出现的副歌词用夸张的俚语表达他即将碾压对手。
Use homicide naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.