- 1殺人（案）、他殺；法律、鑑識報告中常用的正式用詞
Homicide is a formal, legal word for one person killing another person. It's a broad term used mostly by police, lawyers, and in the news - it covers both murder (planned, intentional killing) and manslaughter ( killing), though people usually just say 'murder' in everyday conversation. You'll often hear it in phrases like 'homicide detective', a police officer whose job is investigating killings.
core核心畫面
組成Built from homi- (from Latin homo, 'person') + -cide (from Latin caedere, 'to kill').
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
homicidenoun/ˈhɒm.ɪˌsaɪ̯d/
- 1
The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.
- 2
A person who kills another.
- Homicides in general and victorious warriors in particular are often obliged to perform a variety of ceremonies for the purpose of ridding them of the dangerous ghosts of their victims.
- 3
law-enforcementpoliceA victim of homicide; a person who has been unlawfully killed by someone else.
- “She was a hippie kid. How hard would you work a case like that?” “As hard as anyone else,” said Goddard. There was an irritated note in his voice. “She was a homicide. She got what every homicide investigation gets.”
- We don't even know the woman was a homicide. Didn't they say it was possible they both jumped?
- 4
The department within a police force that investigates cases of homicide.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。