1540s, from Latin strangulationem (nominative strangulatio) "a choking, a suffocating," noun of action from past participle stem of strangulare (see strangle). The verb strangulate (1660s) probably is a back-formation from this. Related: Strangulated.
权威例句
1. to die of slow strangulation
被缓慢勒死
2. He is charged with the strangulation of two students.
他被指控勒死了两名学生。
3. There is strangulation of tissue and poor blood supply.
组织有绞窄且血液供应差.
4. In strangulation, the ultimate evidence would be the murderer's fingerprints on the victim's neck.
在扼杀案件中, 最终证据是凶手在被害人颈部的指纹.
5. She's got bruising to the neck, which is consistent with manual strangulation.