slain
slain — 動詞
- slainpresent simple I / you / we / they
- slains3rd person singular
- slaining-ing form
- slainedpast simple
1. the past-participle form of slay; used after have / has / had to describe a kill
殺害；殺死
slay 的過去分詞，用於完成式或被動
the past-participle form of slay; used after have / has / had to describe a killing already done, after be in passive sentences, or before a noun to mark a person or animal that has been killed in a violent way.
Matthew had slain the wild boar before the rest of the hunters reached the clearing.
Matthew 早在其他獵人抵達空地之前就已經殺死了那頭野豬。
perfect-tense pattern: had slain + object
In the old legend, the dragon was slain by a young knight from the mountain village.
在那則古老的傳說中，那條龍是被一位來自山村的年輕騎士所殺。
passive pattern: be slain by [agent]
The villagers buried the slain soldiers in a small field behind the church.
村民把被殺的士兵埋在教堂後方的一小片田地裡。
Folake wept beside the slain lion her brother had hunted that morning.
Folake 在哥哥那天早上獵殺的獅子屍體旁哭泣。
Every year the town holds a quiet ceremony for those slain in the long civil war.
每年小鎮都會為在那場漫長內戰中被殺害的人舉行一場安靜的紀念儀式。
- killed
Much more common and neutral; works in everyday speech where slain feels too literary.
- murdered
Used only when the killing of a person is unlawful and intentional.
- slaughtered
Suggests killing in large numbers or with brutality, often animals.
文法句型
have / has / had slain [object]
be slain (passive)
the slain [noun] (attributive)
用法筆記
Mostly appears in formal writing, news stories, history, religion, and fantasy — not in everyday conversation. Frequently passive or attributive; the agent (the killer) is often unnamed because the focus is on the victim.