slaughter英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

The killing of animals, generally for food. uncountable
A massacre; the killing of a large number of people. countable,uncountable

— 1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book VI, 1773, The First Six Books of Milton's Paradise Lost, Edinburgh, page 416, For ſin, on war and mutual ſlaughter bent.
A mass destruction of non-living things. countable,rare,uncountable

— There was a massive slaughter of W.R. steam power at the conclusion of the summer timetable. In all, 169 locomotives were condemned.
A rout or decisive defeat. countable,uncountable
A group of iguanas. collective,countable,uncountable

动词 v.

To butcher animals, generally for food. transitive
To massacre people in large numbers. intransitive,transitive

— Hurriedly he snatched up others, one or two at a time, until he had slaughtered thirty of Hrothgar's doughtiest earls.
To kill someone or something, especially in a particularly brutal manner. transitive

— Therefore cheere vp your mindes, prepare to fight, He that can take or ſlaughter Tamburlaine, Shall rule the Prouince of Albania.

词形变化

slaughters plural slaughtre alternative,obsolete slaughters present,singular,third-person slaughtering participle,present slaughtered participle,past slaughtered past slaughtre alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词

antislaughter as a lamb to the slaughter catslaughter come like a lamb to the slaughter deerslaughter godslaughter lamb to the slaughter like a lamb to the slaughter manslaughter preslaughter self-slaughter selfslaughter slaughter animal slaughterbot slaughterdom slaughteress slaughterfest slaughterhall slaughterhouse slaughteringly slaughterless slaughterman slaughterous slaughterperson slaughterwoman unslaughtered woman-slaughter misslaughter self-slaughtered slaughterer slaughterable

词源

词源 1

From Middle English slaughter, from Old Norse *slahtr, later sláttr, from Proto-Germanic *slahtrą, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną. Equivalent to slay + -ter (as in laughter). Eventually derived from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Related with Dutch slachten, German schlachten, Finnish lahdata (all “to slaughter”).

词源 2

From Middle English slaughter, from Old Norse *slahtr, later sláttr, from Proto-Germanic *slahtrą, from Proto-Germanic *slahaną. Equivalent to slay + -ter (as in laughter). Eventually derived from Proto-Indo-European *slak- (“to hit, strike, throw”). Related with Dutch slachten, German schlachten, Finnish lahdata (all “to slaughter”).