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.
雙語例句
1. to die of slow strangulation
被緩慢勒死
來自《權威詞典》
2. He is charged with the strangulation of two students.
他被指控勒死了兩名學生。
來自辭典例句
3. There is strangulation of tissue and poor blood supply.
組織有絞窄且血液供應差.
來自辭典例句
4. In strangulation, the ultimate evidence would be the murderer's fingerprints on the victim's neck.
在扼殺案件中, 最終證據是兇手在被害人頸部的指紋.
來自辭典例句
5. She's got bruising to the neck, which is consistent with manual strangulation.