beheaded

IPA/bɪˈhed/
KK[bɪhˈɛdɪd]IPA/bɪˈhed/

beheaded — verb

  • beheadedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • beheadeds3rd person singular
  • beheadeding-ing form
  • beheadededpast simple

1. the past tense and past participle of the verb 'behead', used when someone's hea

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

the past tense and past participle of the verb 'behead', used when someone's head was cut off, often as a punishment or execution

例句

The rebels beheaded the captured guard beside the city gate.

beheaded + object in an active clause

After the short trial, the prisoner was beheaded in the square.

passive: was beheaded

同義詞
  • decapitated

    more formal and technical, but the meaning is almost the same

  • executed

    broader word for killing as punishment; it does not always involve removing the head

文法句型

beheaded + object

was/were beheaded

beheaded + person as punishment

用法筆記

Beheaded is the past form of 'behead'. Writers often use it in passive sentences about history, war, or crime reports, especially when the person who carried out the act is unknown or less important than the victim.

常見錯誤

❌The company beheaded fifty workers last year.
✅The company laid off fifty workers last year.
💡'beheaded' is literal and means cutting off a head, not removing people from jobs.
❌He was beheaded from the team.
✅He was removed from the team.
💡'beheaded' is used for physical execution, not for being forced out of a group.