英语
词源1
源自中古英语 sleen, slayn ← 古英语 slēan (“敲，击，重打，杀，锻造，冲撞，重踩，刺”) ← 原始日耳曼语 *slahaną (“打斗，敲，杀”) ← 原始印欧语 *slak- (“击，打，扔”)。与荷兰语 slaan (“敲，击，打”)、低地德语 slaan (“敲，击，打”)、德语 schlagen (“敲，击，打”)、丹麦语、挪威语, 瑞典语 slå (“敲，击，打”)、冰岛语 slá (“击打”)同源。与slaughter、onslaught有关。
发音
动词
slay（第三人称单数简单现在时 slays，现在分词 slaying，过去式 slew 或 slayed，过去分词 slain 或 slayed 或 (棄用) yslain）
- (现在多用于书面) 杀，谋杀
- The knight slew the dragon.
- 骑士杀死了龙。
- Our foes must all be slain.
- 我们必杀死仇敌。
- Template:RQ:Holinshed Chronicles
- c. 1596-97, 威廉·莎士比亚《威尼斯商人》, Act II scene i[2]:
- The Prince of Morocco:
- […] By this scimitar,
- That slew the Sophy and a Persian prince
- That won three fields of Sultan Solyman,
- I would outstare the sternest eyes that look,
- Outbrave the heart most daring on earth,
- Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear,
- Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey,
- To win thee, lady. […]
- (书面) 消灭，根除
- You must slay these thoughts.
- 你必须根除这种思想。
- (引申, 口语, 夸张) （在比赛中）打败，击败
- 1956, “Giants Slay Bears in Pro Title Battle”, in Lodi News-Sentinel, 1956 December 31, page 8.
- 1985, “Redskins slay Giants; Thiesmann shatters leg”, in The Gadsden Times, 1985 November 19, page D1-5.
- 1993, Jack Curry, “Yanks’ Bullpen Falls Short Again”, in The New York Times, 1993 April 21:
- The Yankees were actually slayed by two former Yankees because Rich Gossage pitched one scoreless inning in relief of Eckersley to notch his first victory.
- (俚语) 使人感觉良好、高兴
- Ha ha! You slay me!
- (俚语, 及物、不及物) 迷住，“迷杀”
- (俚语) 和……发生性关系
- 2015 Sexual Harassment in Education and Work Settings: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention
- The Online Slang Dictionary offers nearly 200 words referring to sexual intercourse. Many of the terms and phrases connote violence, such as: “bang,” “beat,” “chopped up,” “cut,” “hit,” “hit raw,” “hit that,” “kick it,” “nail,” “pound,” “ram,” “slap and tickle,” “slay,” “smack,” “smash,” and “spank”
- 2015 Sexual Harassment in Education and Work Settings: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention: Current Research and Best Practices for Prevention
使用注意
- 另一种过去式及过去分词“slayed”基本上用于俚语义“使人感觉良好、高兴”：
- Harry Charles Witwer (1929) Yes Man's Land[3], 页254: “"Cutey, you slayed me !" grins Jackie, working fast. "I guess that's what made the rest of 'em look so bad — you was so good!"”
- 当然，其他义项也有使用“slayed”，但一般被视为是非标准用法。[1]
- 根据COCA在美国2000年-2009年的调查中，“slayed”的使用普及度正在上升，但仍不如“slew”。BNC的调查则显示，“slayed”在英国使用一直很少。
- “slain”现在多用于新闻标题，因为比“murdered”短。
近义词
- (杀)： kill, murder, assassinate
- (击败)： conquer, defeat, overcome
- (使人感觉良好、高兴)： kill, hit it out of the park
- (发生性关系)： coitize, go to bed with, sleep with
派生词
- foreslay
- slayee
- slayer
- slay someone in the Spirit
相关词汇
词源2
参见sley。
名词
slay（复数 slays）
- sley 的另一种写法[2]
参考资料
- ↑ Merriam-Webster Publishing Co. (1994), “slay”, Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage[1], ISBN 0877791325, 页853: “But slayed cannot be considered established in such use. Whether it eventually becomes established remains to be seen.”
- ↑ “slay”, OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000
异序词
中古英语
其他写法
- sleye，slaye
词源
源自古英语 slege的比喻用法，源自原始西日耳曼语 *slagi，源自原始日耳曼语 *slagiz。
发音
- IPA(帮助)：/ˈslɛi̯(ə)/
名词
slay (复数 slayes)
- 筘座
派生语汇
- 英语： sley
参考资料
- “sleie (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-09-25.
