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euthanasia 音标拼音: [j ,uθən'eʒə] [j ,uθən'eʒjə] n. 安乐死 安乐死 euthanasia n 1: the act of killing someone painlessly ( especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) [ synonym: { euthanasia}, { mercy killing}] Euthanasia \ Eu` tha* na" si* a\ n. [ NL., fr. Gr. ?; e' y^ well ? death, ?, ?, to die: cf. F. euthanasie.] 1. An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. " An euthanasia of all thought." -- Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster] The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia. -- Arbuthnot. 2. the act or process of putting to death for humane purposes; -- used to refer to the killing of animals in order to relieve or avoid pain. [ PJC] 32 Moby Thesaurus words for " euthanasia": bane, blood, bloodletting, bloodshed, braining, dealing death, destruction, destruction of life, dispatch, execution, extermination, flow of blood, gore, immolation, kill, killing, lapidation, martyrdom, martyrization, mercy killing, natural death, poisoning, quiet end, ritual killing, ritual murder, sacrifice, shooting, slaughter, slaying, stoning, taking of life, welcome release
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