Word · Frequency #16805
homicide
杀人
the killing of a human being by another human being
指杀人行为，不指杀人者
- 1.
The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
一人杀害另一人,无论预谋或非故意。
- 2.
the killing of a human being by another human being
一个人对另一个人的杀害
- 3.
A person who kills another.
杀人者。
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
In use
The detective investigated the homicide that occurred downtown last night.
Police are treating the death as a homicide rather than an accident.
The city reported a sharp increase in homicides this year.
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。
She was charged with homicide after the investigation.
调查结束后，她被指控杀人。
investigate a homicide
a homicide 在此指具体的一宗杀人案件；复数形式为 homicides。
Connections
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
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
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’。
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。
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/.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.