參見：
英語
詞源1
源自中古英語 , ← 古英語 (“敲，擊，重打，殺，鍛造，衝撞，重踩，刺”) ← 原始日耳曼語 (“打鬥，敲，殺”) ← 原始印歐語 (“擊，打，扔”)。與荷蘭語 (“敲，擊，打”)、低地德語 (“敲，擊，打”)、德語 (“敲，擊，打”)、丹麥語、挪威語, 瑞典語 (“敲，擊，打”)、冰島語 (“擊打”)同源。與、有關。
發音
動詞
(第三人稱單數簡單現在時，現在分詞，過去式，過去分詞)
- (現在多用於書面) 殺，謀殺
- The knight slew the dragon.
- 騎士殺死了龍。
- Our foes must all be slain.
- 我們必殺死仇敵。
- Template:RQ:Holinshed Chronicles
- c. 1596-97, 威廉·莎士比亞《威尼斯商人》, Act II scene i:
- The Prince of Morocco:
- […] By this scimitar,
- That slew the Sophy and a Persian prince
- That won three fields of Sultan Solyman,
- I would outstare the sternest eyes that look,
- Outbrave the heart most daring on earth,
- Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear,
- Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey,
- To win thee, lady. […]
- (書面) 消滅，根除
- You must slay these thoughts.
- 你必須根除這種思想。
- (引申，口語，誇張) （在比賽中）打敗，擊敗
- 1956, “Giants Slay Bears in Pro Title Battle”, in Lodi News-Sentinel, 1956 December 31, page 8.
- 1985, “Redskins slay Giants; Thiesmann shatters leg”, in The Gadsden Times, 1985 November 19, page D1-5.
- 1993, Jack Curry, “Yanks’ Bullpen Falls Short Again”, in The New York Times, 1993 April 21:
- The Yankees were actually slayed by two former Yankees because Rich Gossage pitched one scoreless inning in relief of Eckersley to notch his first victory.
- (俚語) 使人感覺良好、高興
- Ha ha! You slay me!
- (俚語，及物、不及物) 迷住，“迷殺”
- (俚語) 和……發生性關係
- 2015 Sexual Harassment in Education and Work Settings: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention
- The Online Slang Dictionary offers nearly 200 words referring to sexual intercourse. Many of the terms and phrases connote violence, such as: “bang,” “beat,” “chopped up,” “cut,” “hit,” “hit raw,” “hit that,” “kick it,” “nail,” “pound,” “ram,” “slap and tickle,” “slay,” “smack,” “smash,” and “spank”
- 2015 Sexual Harassment in Education and Work Settings: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention
使用注意
- 另一種過去式及過去分詞“slayed”基本上用於俚語義“使人感覺良好、高興”：
- 當然，其他義項也有使用“slayed”，但一般被視為是非標準用法。[1]
- 根據COCA在美國2000年-2009年的調查中，“slayed”的使用普及度正在上升，但仍不如“slew”。BNC的調查則顯示，“slayed”在英國使用一直很少。
- “slain”現在多用於新聞標題，因為比“murdered”短。
近義詞
派生詞
相關詞彙
詞源2
參見sley。
名詞
(複數)
- 的另一種寫法[2]
參考資料
- ↑ Merriam-Webster Publishing Co. (1994), “slay”, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage, ISBN 0877791325, 页853: “But slayed cannot be considered established in such use. Whether it eventually becomes established remains to be seen.”
- ↑ “slay”, OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
異序詞
中古英語
其他寫法
- ，
詞源
發音
- 國際音標(幫助)：/ˈslɛi̯(ə)/
名詞
(复数 )
- 筘座
派生語彙
- 英語:
參考資料
- “sleie (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-25.
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