lethal injection

/ˈliːθəl ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən/· n.(固定搭配)

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lethal injection
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Chinese meaning

致zhì死sǐ注zhù射shè

用yòng致zhì命mìng药yào物wù注zhù射shè实shí施shī的de死sǐ刑xíng方fāng式shì

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州zhōu政zhèng府fǔ用yòng来lái执zhí行xíng死sǐ刑xíng的de注zhù射shè方fāng式shì

Example

state officials said on Saturday, days after convicted murderer Christa Pike was left gravely ill from the state's failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection.

田tián纳nà西xī州zhōu矫jiǎo正zhèng部bù门mén负fù责zé人rén将jiāng于yú本běn月yuè辞cí职zhí,州zhōu官guān员yuán周zhōu六liù表biǎo示shì;就jiù在zài几jǐ天tiān前qián,州zhōu政zhèng府fǔ以yǐ致zhì死sǐ注zhù射shè方fāng式shì处chǔ决jué已yǐ定dìng罪zuì杀shā人rén犯fàn克kè里lǐ斯sī塔tǎ·派pài克kè失shī败bài,致zhì其qí病bìng情qíng危wēi重zhòng。

Source: straitstimes.com · 4 Oct 2026

Background ✎

田tián纳nà西xī州zhōu矫jiǎo正zhèng部bù门mén负fù责zé人rén将jiāng于yú本běn月yuè辞cí职zhí,州zhōu官guān员yuán周zhōu六liù证zhèng实shí。此cǐ前qián,已yǐ定dìng罪zuì的de杀shā人rén犯fàn克kè里lǐ斯sī塔tǎ·派pài克kè在zài州zhōu政zhèng府fǔ以yǐ致zhì死sǐ注zhù射shè方fāng式shì执zhí行xíng死sǐ刑xíng失shī败bài后hòu病bìng情qíng严yán重zhòng。

Roots · etymology

lethal源自拉丁 letum(死亡);injection源自拉丁 inicere(投入)

  • lethal = leth-(死亡)+ -al(形容词后缀);injection = in-(进入)+ ject(投掷)+ -ion(名词后缀)

Collocations

  • execution by lethal injection / die by lethal injection / lethal injection drugs

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