matricide
matricide — 名詞
1. the act of a son or daughter deliberately killing their own mother
弑母；弑母罪
子女殺害自己母親的行為
the act of a son or daughter deliberately killing their own mother
In the old play, the young prince commits matricide and then runs away.
在那齣古老的戲劇裡，年輕王子犯下弑母罪後便逃走了。
collocation: commit matricide
Newspapers across the country reported the matricide on the front page the next morning.
隔天早上，全國各地的報紙都在頭版報導了這起弑母案。
Mert was shocked to read that the famous story was about matricide.
Mert 讀到那個著名的故事講的是弑母，感到十分震驚。
After weeks of questions, the detectives charged Hassan with matricide in the small town.
經過數週的訊問，警探以弑母罪名在小鎮起訴了 Hassan。
pattern: charge someone with matricide
Greta read a book that explained why matricide appears in so many old stories.
Greta 讀了一本書，書中解釋弑母為什麼會出現在這麼多古老的故事裡。
2. someone who has deliberately killed their own mother
弑母者
殺害自己母親的人
someone who has deliberately killed their own mother
The jury listened quietly as the lawyer described the matricide's childhood.
陪審團安靜地聽著律師描述這名弑母者的童年。
Erik wrote that the main character was a matricide hiding in a small village.
Erik 寫道，故事主角是一名躲在小村莊裡的弑母者。
countable person noun: a matricide
Police in the capital are searching for a matricide who escaped from prison last night.
首都的警方正在搜捕昨晚從監獄逃走的弑母者。
The newspaper called the young man a matricide, but he said he was innocent.
報紙稱那名年輕男子為弑母者，但他堅稱自己是無辜的。
pattern: call someone a matricide
Shanti felt nervous when she learned her new neighbour was a matricide.
Shanti 得知新鄰居是個弑母者後，感到緊張不安。