euthanize

/ˈjuː.θənˌaɪz/· 动词

科学/科研/医疗B2

euthanize
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Chinese meaning

实shí施shī安ān乐lè死sǐ

无wú痛tòng致zhì死sǐ,实shí施shī安ān乐lè死sǐ

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荷hé兰lán医yī生shēng依yī新xīn规guī为wèi重zhòng症zhèng患huàn儿ér实shí施shī安ān乐lè死sǐ

Example

Dutch doctors decided to euthanize a child just under the age of 2 under new rules allowing the procedure for children suffering unbearably.

荷hé兰lán医yī生shēng依yī据jù允yǔn许xǔ对duì遭zāo受shòu无wú法fǎ忍rěn受shòu痛tòng苦kǔ的de儿ér童tóng实shí施shī该gāi手shǒu术shù的de新xīn规guī定dìng,决jué定dìng为wèi一yī名míng未wèi满mǎn2岁suì的de儿ér童tóng实shí施shī安ān乐lè死sǐ。

Source: CBS News · 29 Sep 2026

Background ✎

荷hé兰lán医yī生shēng依yī照zhào新xīn规guī定dìng,为wèi一yī名míng未wèi满mǎn两liǎng岁suì、正zhèng遭zāo受shòu无wú法fǎ忍rěn受shòu痛tòng苦kǔ的de重zhòng度dù残cán疾jí儿ér童tóng实shí施shī了le安ān乐lè死sǐ。新xīn规guī定dìng允yǔn许xǔ在zài这zhè种zhǒng极jí端duān痛tòng苦kǔ的de情qíng况kuàng下xià为wèi儿ér童tóng实shí施shī该gāi手shǒu术shù。

Roots · etymology

由名词euthanasia逆构而来,20世纪70年代出现

  • eu-(好、善,希腊语)+ thanat-(死亡,希腊语 thanatos)+ -ize(动词后缀);整词由 euthanasia 改后缀派生

Collocations

  • euthanize a pet / euthanize an animal / decide to euthanize

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