死刑

拼音sǐ xíng

英语翻译

capital punishment; death penalty; death sentence; execution
【法】 capital punishment; death-penalty; extreme penalty; nameless death
ultimum supplicium

例句

我并非真正主张应该有死刑，只是故意唱唱反调罢了。
I don't really believe in capital punishment, I'm just playing the devil's advocate.
他已上诉请求将死刑减为无期徒刑。
He appealed for (a) commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment.
有些人希望恢复死刑。
Some people would like to see the death penalty come back.
他赞成死刑吗？
Was he in favour of the death penalty?
应该废除死刑吗？
Should the death penalty be abolished?
犯谋杀罪处以死刑，其原则是一命抵一命。
The death penalty for murder works on the principle of an eye for an eye.
罪犯被判处死刑。
The criminal was sentenced to capital punishment.
刽子手是执行死刑的人。
An executioner is a person who carries out the death sentence.