execution

剑桥词典

execution noun (KILLING)

[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 or 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
the legal punishment of killing someone
（依法进行的）处决，处死
Execution is still the penalty in some states for murder . 在一些国家，犯谋杀罪的人仍然被处以死刑。
The executions will be carried out by a firing squad . 将由行刑队来执行枪决。

例句

• Many people believe that execution has no place in the penal system of a civilized society .
• Henry VIII ordered the execution of two of his wives , Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard.
• The convicted double murderer is facing execution in the morning .
• The soldiers were arrested in connection with the alleged illegal execution of prisoners during the war .
• Hanging was the usual form of execution practised in Britain .

execution noun (ACTION)

[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]
the act of doing or performing something, especially in a planned way
（尤指有计划的）实行，履行，表演
Sometimes in the execution of their duty the police have to use firearms . 有时为了履行职责，警察不得不使用武器。
Although the original idea was good, its execution has been disappointing . 尽管最初的想法很好，但真正做起来却令人失望。 返回 execution