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智析单词书

Manslaughter

分析词义

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Manslaughter 是一个法律术语，指非法杀害他人，但缺乏预谋或恶意。

  1. Voluntary Manslaughter: 故意但在极大挑衅或情绪失控的情况下杀人（激情杀人）。
  2. Involuntary Manslaughter: 由于过失或意外行为导致他人死亡（过失杀人）。

列举例句

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  1. “He was found guilty of manslaughter rather than murder.” (他被判犯有过失杀人罪而非谋杀罪。)
  2. “The driver was charged with vehicular manslaughter after the accident.” (事故发生后，司机被控以交通肇事过失杀人罪。)
  3. “The judge considered the case as involuntary manslaughter due to the worker’s negligence.” (法官认为该案属于工人疏忽导致的过失杀人。)

词根分析

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  • man: 人。
  • slaughter: 屠杀，宰杀（源自古诺斯语，指宰杀动物）。 字面意思就是“对人的宰杀”。

词缀分析

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无明显前缀或后缀，属于复合词结构。

文化背景

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在英美法系中，murder（谋杀）和 manslaughter（过失杀人）有严格的区别，主要在于是否有“预谋的恶意”（malice aforethought）。

单词变形

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  • 无常用变形。

记忆辅助

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Man（人）+ Slaughter（屠杀）。虽然听起来很血腥，但在法律上它特指那些“非蓄意”的致死行为。

助记故事

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A man was cleaning his old hunting gun when it suddenly fired. The bullet hit his neighbor who was walking in the garden. It was a tragic accident. In court, the judge said, “There was no hate, only a terrible mistake.” He was convicted of manslaughter, not murder, because his hand had slipped, but his heart had no evil.