| 单词 | euthanasia |
| 释义 | Related topics: Sociologyeu·tha·na·si·a /ˌjuːθəˈneɪziə $ -ˈneɪʒə/ noun [uncountable] SSKILLthe deliberate killing of a person who is very ill and going to die, in order to stop them suffering 安乐死 SYN mercy killingExamples from the Corpuseuthanasia• But it seems that these profit-hungry hospitals have found a way of practising legalised euthanasia.• But these analogies - murder, euthanasia - were summoned up in order to generate a remorse he did not instinctively feel.• In the Netherlands euthanasia has already been legalized.• In addition it should be noted that this Act also sets out in Schedule 2 approved methods of euthanasia.• The decision caused a huge public outcry and a national debate on euthanasia.• Most doctors are opposed to euthanasia on ethical grounds.Origin euthanasia (1600-1700) Greek “easy death”, from thanatos “death”eu·tha·na·si·a nounChineseSyllable a ill person who the and killing deliberate is Corpus of very |
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