| 单词 | dismember |
| 释义 | dismember (once / 3296 pages) v The verb dismember means to sever the limbs from a body. If you watch a horror movie, one of the necessary plot elements is for the villain to dismember a body or two... or twelve. Dismember is from the Latin word dismembrare, which itself is from the Latin roots de, meaning "take away," and membrum, meaning "limb." The verb dismember also means to cut up into pieces or take apart. If you are doing genealogical research on your family tree you may have difficulty if your ancestors are from a region that was dismembered. You may know your family was from the Soviet Union, for example, but since that country was dismembered, you now may need to check records in Uzbekistan or Azerbaijan to find the branches of your family tree. WORD FAMILYdismember: dismembered, dismembering, dismemberment, dismembers+/dismemberment: dismemberments/member: dismember, memberless, members, membership, nonmember/membership: memberships/nonmember: nonmembers USAGE EXAMPLESParts of her dismembered body were found in February at different locations in Richland County. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) The sheriff’s office says both victims were stabbed and dismembered, with remains found in multiple rooms in the house. Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016) Her body was dismembered, and her skull was found inside a giant Hello Kitty doll. Seattle Times(Nov 25, 2016) 1v separate the limbs from the body the tiger dismembered the tourist Hyper kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly 2v divide into pieces our department was dismembered when our funding dried up Syn|Hyper discerp, take apart divide, part, separate come apart |
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