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单词 serial-killing
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serial-killingadj.

Brit. /ˈsɪərɪəl ˌkɪlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsɪriəl ˌkɪlɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: serial adj., killing adj.
Etymology: < serial adj. + killing adj., after serial killer n. Compare earlier serial killing n.
Designating a serial killer; relating to serial killing.
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1990 Entertainm. Weekly 28 Dec. 70/1 A serial-killing investment banker who skins women alive.
2000 Bath Chron. (Electronic ed.) 27 Sept. Christian Bale..caused controversy in America with his role as a serial killing Wall Street trader in American Psycho.
2008 Private Eye 26 Dec. 5/3 Where has Lewis been during the serial-killing mayhem of the past fortnight?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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