单词
manslaughter
英 ['m?nsl??t?]
美['m?nsl?t?]
基本信息
- n. 杀人；过失杀人；一般杀人罪
低频词TEM8畅通词汇
中文词源
manslaughter 过失杀人
man,人，slaughter,屠杀，残杀。用于法律术语过失杀人。
英文词源
- manslaughter (n.)
- mid-14c., " act, crime, or sin of killing another human being," in battle or not, from man (n.) + slaughter (n.). Replaced Old English mannsl?ht (Anglian), mannslieht (West Saxon), from sl?ht, slieht "act of killing" (see slay). Etymologically identical with homicide, but in legal use usually distinguished from murder and restricted to "simple homicide."
双语例句
- 1. Her plea of guilty to manslaughter through provocation was rejected.
- 她因受到挑衅而过失杀人的有罪答辩被驳回。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Those drivers should face an automatic charge of manslaughter.
- 那些司机必然会受到过失杀人的指控。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The driver was arrested on a charge of manslaughter.
- 司机以过失杀人罪被逮捕.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Borland was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.
- 基于精神失常可减轻刑事责任的理由，博兰被免除了谋杀罪，但仍然获判过失杀人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. She was cleared of murder and jailed for just five years for manslaughter.
- 她被判谋杀罪名不成立，仅以过失杀人罪判处5年监禁。
来自柯林斯例句
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