decapitate

di'kæpiteit

v. cut the head of

vt. 斩首, 杀头, 开除
[法] 斩首, 杀头, 解雇

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decapitate 是由前缀 de-（表示去掉、除去）和词根 capit（来自拉丁语 caput，意为“头”）组成。可以理解为“去掉头”。

例句

1. The king decided to decapitate the traitor as punishment.

国王决定斩首叛徒作为惩罚。

2. In ancient times, enemies were often decapitated in battle.

在古代，敌人在战斗中常常被斩首。

3. The horror movie featured a scene where a character was decapitated.

这部恐怖电影中有一个角色被斩首的场景。