1. Used to form adjectives meaning 'killing a specific type of living thing' or 'ha
1.字尾C1
釋義
殺…的
構成形容詞，表示殺死或消滅某類生物
Used to form adjectives meaning 'killing a specific type of living thing' or 'having the power or intention to kill that thing'. For example, a substance described as insecticidal kills insects, while a person described as homicidal intends to murder another human being.
例句
Police arrested a man who reportedly made homicidal statements about his landlord during the argument.
警方逮捕了一名男子，該男子在爭吵中對房東發表了殺人威脅言論。
homicidal statements — describing intent to kill another person
After losing his job, Tyler began having suicidal thoughts and agreed to see a counsellor.
The -cidal form is an adjective-forming suffix. Its noun counterpart is -cide. For example, a bactericidal spray (adjective) kills germs, while the spray itself is a bactericide (noun). These two forms are frequently confused by English learners.
常見錯誤
The farmer bought an insecticidal.
The farmer bought an insecticide.
-cidal forms adjectives, not nouns; use -cide for the noun.
This chemical is cidal.
This chemical is bactericidal.
-cidal cannot stand alone; it must attach to a base noun that names what is killed.