| 单词 | euthanasia |
| 释义 | euthanasiaWord family nouneuthanasiasteuthanasiaverbeuthanize Sociology eu·tha·na·si·a /ˌjuːθəˈneɪziə $ -ˈneɪʒə/ noun [uncountableU] SSKILLthe deliberate killing of a person who is very ill and going to die, in order to stop them suffering 安乐死 SYN mercy killing Examples from the Corpus euthanasia• But it seems that these profit-hungry hospitals have found a way of practising legalised euthanasia.• But these analogies - murder, euthanasia - were summoned up in order to generate a remorse he did not instinctively feel.• In the Netherlands euthanasia has already been legalized.• In addition it should be noted that this Act also sets out in Schedule 2 approved methods of euthanasia.• The decision caused a huge public outcry and a national debate on euthanasia.• Most doctors are opposed to euthanasia on ethical grounds. (1600-1700) Greek “easy death”, from thanatos “death” |
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