"execution by electricity," 1889, American English; noun of action from electrocute. Meaning "any death by electricity" is from 1897.
Electrocution, unless better performed than in the first instance, is a retrograde step rather than the contrary. The preliminary arrangements: the shaving of the head, the cutting of the clothing, the strapping in a chair, add much to the horror of the occasion. It is safe to say that electrocution is not the coming method of execution. ["The Medical Era," vol. vii, no. 9, Sept. 1890]
双语例句
1. The court sentenced him to death by electrocution.
法庭宣判对他处以电刑。
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2. He was remembering the verses Karen had written him after Wally Talbot's electrocution.
他想起了在沃利·塔尔伯触电以后,凯伦写给他的诗.
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3. SCULLY : Needle punctures, maybe. An animal bite. Electrocution of some kind.
针刺的, 也许. 动物的咬伤. 某种电击.
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4. Using electrocution in cross - examination room, he faces an unknown punishment.
他在刑讯室过电, 一会不知还要受什么刑罚.
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5. These devices can save people from electrocution.
