assassinate
/əˈsæsɪneɪt/verb
with obj.(常作be assassinated)
- murder (an important person) in a surprise attack for political or religious reasons（出于政治或宗教目的）暗杀（要人）。
派生词
assassination
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin assassinat- 'killed'， from the verb assassinare, from assassinus （see ASSASSIN）.