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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary eu·tha·na·sia ETYMOLOGY Greek, easy death, from euthanatos, from eu- + thanatos death — more at Thanatos DATE 1869 : the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy English Etymology euthanasia 1606, from Gk. euthanasia "an easy or happy death," from eu-"good" + thanatos "death." Sense of "legally sanctioned mercy killing" is first recorded in Eng. 1869. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 euthanasia eu·tha·nasia / 7ju:WE5neiziE; NAmE -5neiVE / noun[U] the practice (illegal in most countries) of killing without pain a person who is suffering from a disease that cannot be cured 安乐死 SYN mercy killing :
They argued in favour of legalizing voluntary euthanasia (= people being able to ask for euthanasia themselves). 他们据理力争让自愿安乐死合法化。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English euthanasia noun ADJ. voluntary | involuntary VERB + EUTHANASIA perform, practise | legalize OLT euthanasia noun ⇨ murder Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged eu·tha·na·sia \ˌyüthəˈnāzh(ē)ə\ noun (-s) Etymology: Greek, easy death, from eu- + -thanasia (from thanatos death) — more at thanat- 1. : an easy death or means of inducing one 2. : the act or practice of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from incurable conditions or diseases • eu·tha·na·sic \|yüthə|nāzik\ adjective |
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