入门字
suicide (n.) 自杀
sui/ cide
self/ kill
进阶字
1. ecocide (n.) 生态浩劫
eco/ cide
ecology/ kill
The Gulf War of 1991 left hundreds of oil wells burning, resulting in the most serious ecocide in the Middle East.
一九九一年波湾战争后有几百座油井大火不熄，造成中东史上最严重的生态浩劫。
2. fratricide (n.) 手足相残
fratri/ cide
brother/ kill
The Civil War was a form of fratricide, with Americans killing Americans.
南北战争是手足相残，美国人自相残杀。
3. genocide (n.) 灭种屠杀
geno/ cide
species/ kill
The term genocide refers to the systematic extermination of an entire race.
"灭种屠杀"一词指的是全面消灭一个种族。
4. homicide (n.) 杀人，凶杀
homi/ cide
man/ kill
The police still cannot decide whether the death was the result of suicide or homicide.
警方仍无法判定死因是自杀还是凶杀。
5. matricide (n.) 弑母
matri/ cide
mother/ kill
Hua Ting-kuo was convicted of matricide and executed.
华定国以弑母罪判刑确定，而且交付死刑了。
6. patricide (n.）弑父
patri/ cide
father/ kill
The psychopath committed patricide and didn't feel any remore.
这名丧心病狂弑父，而且毫无悔意。
7. pesticide (n.) 农药
pesti/ cide
pest/ kill
Rachel Carson's The Silent Spring describes the catastrophic consequences of pesticide abuse.
瑞丘·卡森的《死寂之春》描述滥用农药酿成的灾难。
8. regicide (n.) 弑君
regi/ cide
ruler/ kill
French mobs committed regicide when they put Louis XVI to the guillotine in 1793.
法国暴民一七九三年将路易十六断头台，这是弑君的行为。