assassin 详细解释

assassin

[ə'sæsin]

n.暗杀者, 刺客
Assassin
n.暗杀基督教十字军成员的穆斯林狂热派

词形变化

名词复数:assassins

词义辨析

同义:

n.暗杀者, 行刺者

murderer  killer  manslayer  man-killer  cutthroat  thug  gunman  hit man  triggerman  hatchet man  slayer  executioner  sniper

n.杀人狂

butcher  

同义参见:

gangster  criminal  

英英释义

名词 assassin:

a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a treacherous surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed

同义词:assassinator, bravo

a member of a secret order of Muslims (founded in the 12th century) who terrorized and killed Christian Crusaders

补充

assassinassassin英:[əˈsæsin] 美:[əˈsæsɪn]n.1.暗杀者, 行刺者Lucia hired an assassin to eliminate her rival.露西娅雇用了一名刺客去除掉她的情敌。

例句

1. He saw the shooting and memorized the number of the assassin's car.他目睹了枪杀事件并记住了刺杀者的车牌号。 2. Six of them were murdered by Mafia hired assassins.他们当中有六人被黑手党雇佣的刺客暗杀了。 3. He's a hired assassin. [=someone hired to kill someone]他是被雇用的杀手。 4. the President's would-be assassin [=the person who tried to kill the President]谋划刺杀总统的人 5. John Wilkes Booth was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln.约翰·威尔克斯·布斯刺杀了亚伯拉罕·林肯。