单词
assassinate
读音
əˈsæsɪneɪt
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词根
"Assassinate" 是来自阿拉伯语的 "Hashshashin"，这个词原本用于指代一位在中世纪的秘密宗教团体，他们以刺杀为手段影响政治。
释义
vt. 暗杀；行刺 [ 第三人称单数 assassinates 现在分词 assassinating 过去式 assassinated 过去分词 assassinated ]
例句
The government has denied that the authorities have uncovered a plot to assassinate the president.
政府否认当局已经发现一个暗杀总统的阴谋。
He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to assassinate the pope.
他曾指责各反对党阴谋策划暗杀教皇。
In 1981, when John Hinckley tried to assassinate him, he cracked a string of jokes while doctors were dealing with near-fatal lung wounds.
1981年约翰·欣克利(John Hinckley)实施了针对他的刺杀行动，让他险些失去生命。在医生忙着处理那靠近肺部伤口时，他居然还在讲着一连串的笑话。
The government has denied that the authorities have uncovered a plot to assassinate the president.
政府否认当局已经发现一个暗杀总统的阴谋。
He has accused opposition parties of hatching a plot to assassinate the pope.
他曾指责各反对党阴谋策划暗杀教皇。
In 1981, when John Hinckley tried to assassinate him, he cracked a string of jokes while doctors were dealing with near-fatal lung wounds.
1981年约翰·欣克利(John Hinckley)实施了针对他的刺杀行动，让他险些失去生命。在医生忙着处理那靠近肺部伤口时，他居然还在讲着一连串的笑话。
强化记忆
你可以将 "assassinate" 拆分为 "assassin-ate"，其中 "assassin" 是刺客，"-ate" 是动词后缀，表示刺客所做的行为，这样你就能记住了。"Assassinate" 是来自16世纪末英语的词汇，原始词汇assassin是指在历史上因暗杀敌人而著名的一群穆斯林战士。
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They thought she would make a better ruler than the unpredictable prince,and conspired with her to assassinate him.In May of 1250, with the support of the mamaleek military,
They decrypted Mary's letters,saw that she was attempting to assassinate Elizabethand, subsequently, they chopped Mary's head off.
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