regicide:弑君;弑君者(杀害君主/国王的行为,或实施这一行为的人)。在历史、政治与文学语境中常见,带有强烈的法律与道德谴责色彩。
/ˈrɛdʒɪˌsaɪd/
Regicide was punished as the highest form of treason.
弑君被视为最高形式的叛国并受到严惩。
The chronicler argued that the regicide did not end tyranny, but instead plunged the kingdom into years of civil war.
史官认为,这场弑君并没有终结暴政,反而使王国陷入多年的内战。
来自拉丁语构词:**regi-**(王,源自 rex “国王”)+ -cide(杀,源自 caedere “杀害、砍倒”)。字面义即“杀王”。英语中同类构词还有 homicide(杀人)、patricide(弑父)等。