英语词汇“matricide”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

If someone kills their own mother, it's called matricide. Among other melodrama, Greek myths are one place to find plenty of matricide.

The suffix -cide is a clue that something murderous is going on with this word: it means "killer," from the Latin -cida, "cutter or slayer." You can find it in words like insecticide and pesticide too. The first part of matricide comes from the root mater, or "mother." Literature provides many examples of matricide, including Hamlet's accidental killing of his mother in Shakespeare's famous play.

WORD FAMILY

matricide: matricides

USAGE EXAMPLES

He read up on matricide, the crime of killing one's mother, political prisoners, "lying in state", coffins and arrangements for a pauper's funeral.

BBC(Nov 23, 2016)

In “The Christchurch Murder”, based on a true story, she considered why a teenager might be driven to matricide.

Economist(Nov 10, 2016)

I bucked the Disney matricide tradition and made Sabrina’s mother lean in.”

The Guardian(Sep 27, 2016)

1n the murder of one's own mother

Hyper

parricide

the murder of your own father or mother

2n a person who murders their mother

Hyper

parricide

someone who kills his or her parent

单词	matricide
释义	matricide (once / 58224 pages) n If someone kills their own mother, it's called matricide. Among other melodrama, Greek myths are one place to find plenty of matricide. The suffix -cide is a clue that something murderous is going on with this word: it means "killer," from the Latin -cida, "cutter or slayer." You can find it in words like insecticide and pesticide too. The first part of matricide comes from the root mater, or "mother." Literature provides many examples of matricide, including Hamlet's accidental killing of his mother in Shakespeare's famous play. WORD FAMILY matricide: matricides USAGE EXAMPLES He read up on matricide, the crime of killing one's mother, political prisoners, "lying in state", coffins and arrangements for a pauper's funeral. BBC(Nov 23, 2016) In “The Christchurch Murder”, based on a true story, she considered why a teenager might be driven to matricide. Economist(Nov 10, 2016) I bucked the Disney matricide tradition and made Sabrina’s mother lean in.” The Guardian(Sep 27, 2016) 1n the murder of one's own mother Hyper parricide the murder of your own father or mother 2n a person who murders their mother Hyper parricide someone who kills his or her parent
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