suicide

/ˈsuːɪsaɪd/ n / v
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

自杀；自杀行为；自杀

释义与例句

n 自杀；自杀行为
the act of intentionally causing one's own death
  1. The police ruled out suicide as the cause of death.
    警方排除了自杀的可能。
  2. He attempted suicide after losing his job.
    他失业后曾试图自杀。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Suicide rates have increased among young people.
    年轻人的自杀率有所上升。
v 自杀
to kill oneself
  1. She suicided two years after the tragedy.
    悲剧发生两年后她自杀了。
  2. He was found to have suicided by hanging.
    他被发现上吊自杀。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The note revealed why she suicided.
    遗书揭示了她自杀的原因。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 sui（自己）+ cide（杀）→ 杀死自己 → 自杀

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • suicidal 有自杀倾向的；自杀性的
    形容词，指与自杀相关或有自杀意图的。
同义词
  • self-destruction 自我毁灭
    self-destruction 含义更广，可指各种自我伤害行为；suicide 特指结束生命。
    His behavior was a form of self-destruction. 他的行为是一种自我毁灭。
反义词
  • survival 生存
    suicide 是结束生命，survival 是求生，二者对立。
    Her survival was a miracle. 她能活下来是个奇迹。
常见搭配
  • commit suicide 自杀
    He committed suicide at the age of forty. 他四十岁时自杀了。
  • attempt suicide 企图自杀
    She attempted suicide last year. 她去年曾企图自杀。
  • suicide rate 自杀率
    The suicide rate is rising. 自杀率正在上升。