stran·gu·la·tion
noun/ˌstræŋɡjuˈleɪʃn/
/ˌstræŋɡjuˈleɪʃn/
[uncountable]- the act of killing somebody by pressing their throat hard; the state of being killed in this way
扼死；勒死；掐死 - to die of slow strangulation
被缓慢勒死
- to die of slow strangulation
- (disapproving) the act of preventing something from growing or developing
抑制；压制；扼杀 - the strangulation of the human spirit
对人的精神压制
- the strangulation of the human spirit
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin strangulatio(n-), from strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē ‘halter’, related to strangos ‘twisted’.