English Dictionary

decapitation

IPA（発音記号）

/dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating. / The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization. / (politics) The unseating of a senior politician.

日本語の意味

首切り（斬首）：首を切断する行為 / 権力体制または政府の排除（撃滅、失政） / （政治）有力政治家の解任や失脚

The museum's exhibit on medieval punishments included a gruesome display about decapitation.

その博物館の中世の刑罰に関する展示には、斬首に関する陰惨な展示が含まれていた。

意味（1）

Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.

If the headsman's axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death.

意味（2）

The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.

A decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.

意味（3）

(politics) The unseating of a senior politician.

The decapitation of the Foreign Secretary was a significant publicity coup for the opposition.

decapitations （ plural ）