decapitate

英 [dɪˈkæp.ɪ.teɪt]      美 [dɪˈkæp.ə.teɪt]
  • vt. 斩首;解雇;使无效
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将“decapitate”分解为“de-”和“capitate”,前者表示“去除”或“使...失去”,后者来自“caput”,意味着“头”。将它们组合起来,想象有一个动作“去除头部”,即“斩首”的意思,这样就能记住这个单词的含义。

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decapitate 斩首

de-, 向下,砍下。-cap, 头,词源同chief, captain. 即砍头,斩首。

decapitate (v.)
1610s, from French décapiter (14c.), from Late Latin decapitatus past participle of decapitare, from Latin de- "off" (see de-) + caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum). Related: Decapitated; decapitating.
1. To strangle or decapitate ( a fowl ).
勒死或斩首 ( 家禽 )
2. Today, those foreign countries are fearful of dollar inflation, which could decapitate their own bank reserves.
今天, 这些国家担心美元会通胀, 进而可能导致它们的银行储备严重缩水.