English Dictionary

thrill kill

名詞

慣用表現 限定用法

(idiomatic) An act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience. / (attributive, usually hyphenated) Of, pertaining to, or being such an act of murder.

日本語の意味

殺人が単に刺激や興奮を求めるために行われる行為（例：「刺激殺人」） / そのような殺人行為に関する、またはそれに特徴的な（通常、形容詞的用法としてハイフンで繋がる）

The investigators concluded the stabbing was a thrill kill, an act of murder committed solely for the perpetrator's excitement.

捜査官たちは、その刺殺は興奮のための殺人、つまり犯人が興奮を得るためだけに行った殺人行為だと結論づけた。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) An act of murder motivated solely by the murderer's desire to have a very exciting experience.

It was a thrill kill. Robbery was an afterthought. This is one of the most senseless murders we've had down there in years.

意味（2）

(attributive, usually hyphenated) Of, pertaining to, or being such an act of murder.

We all know that plenty of kids took to Route 66 after reading “On the Road,” but few juveniles committed thrill-kill murders after paging through “Crime and Punishment.”

thrill kills （ plural ）