euthanasia
英 [,ju?θ?'ne?z??]
美[,juθ?'ne??]
- n. 安樂死；安樂死術
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Euthanasia：歐洲比亞洲早實行安樂死——安樂死
中文詞源
euthanasia 安樂死
eu-, 好的。-than, 完成，死亡，詞源同finish, thanatology. 字母f, th音變參照fume, thyme.
英文詞源
- euthanasia
- euthanasia: [17] Etymologically, euthanasia means ‘good death’, and that was more or less its signification when it was introduced into English: ‘Give me but gentle Death: Euthanasia, Euthanasia, that is all I implore’, Tatler 1709. The modern use of the word, ‘mercy killing’, seems to have originated in the 1860s; the first recorded use of it was by William Lecky in his History of European morals 1869. The term is borrowed from Greek euthanasíā, a compound based on the prefix eu- ‘good’ and thánatos ‘death’.
- euthanasia (n.)
- 1640s, "a gentle and easy death," from Greek euthanasia "an easy or happy death," from eu- "good" (see eu-) + thanatos "death" (see thanatology) + abstract noun ending -ia. Slightly earlier in anglicized form euthanasy (1630s). Sense of "legally sanctioned mercy killing" is recorded in English by 1869.
雙語例句
- 1. Euthanasia is illegal in most countries.
- 安樂死在大多數國家被認為是非法的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. They canvassed the pros and cons of euthanasia.
- 他們徹底討論有關安樂死的正反兩方面的意見.
來自辭典例句
- 3. He was thankful euthanasia was not an option when he requested it.
- 他很慶幸當他要求補執行安樂死的時候,安樂死卻不可行.
來自互聯網
- 4. The doctor refused to practice euthanasia on that terminally ill patient.
- 醫師拒絕在那位末期病人身上施行安樂死.
來自互聯網
- 5. Historically, our society has taken a dim view of euthanasia.
- 從歷史上來看, 我們社會對安樂死抱著較為消極的態度.
來自互聯網