学个词Learn a Word 第372期 Assassination

今天我们要学的词是assassination¹。 Assassination, 是刺杀的意思。巴基斯坦反对党领袖布托去年年底遇刺。"Bhutto's assassination threw Pakistan into turmoil," 布托的遇刺让巴基斯坦陷入了混乱。"Detectives from Britain's Scotland Yard started the probe into Bhutto's assassination," 英国伦敦警察厅的探员开始就布托的遇刺展开调查。

与此同时，巴基斯坦总统穆沙拉夫在接受美国媒体采访时说，"Bhutto's assassination was her own fault," 布托遇刺是她自己的过错。好的，今天我们学习的词是assassination...

 

1 assassination   

n.暗杀；暗杀事件

参考例句：

• The assassination of the president brought matters to a head.总统遭暗杀使事态到了严重关头。
• Lincoln's assassination in 1865 shocked the whole nation.1865年，林肯遇刺事件震惊全美国。