fratricide

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frat·ri·cide /ˈfrætrɪsaɪd/ noun [countable, uncountable]  SCCthe crime of murdering your brother or sister 杀兄[弟，姐，妹]罪

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fratricide• Thus a gene for chromosomal fratricide will spread as surely as a murderer will inherit the Earth.• At least, he had saved his country from foolish fratricide by unselfishly renouncing the presidency.• The Very Model of a Man is at is best when Cain justifies his fratricide with this lethal logic.Origin fratricide (1400-1500) French Latin fratricida “brother-killer”

frat·ri·cide nounChineseSyllable  

the your murdering of sister crime or brother Corpus

fratricide
frat‧ri‧cide /ˈfrætrəsaɪd, ˈfrætrɪsaɪd/ noun [uncountable and countable]the crime of murdering your brother or sister

frat·ri·cideBrE /ˈfrætrɪsaɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfrætrɪsaɪd/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (formal) the crime of killing your brother or sister; a person who is guilty of this crime 杀害兄弟（或姐妹）罪；杀害兄弟（或姐妹）者  ➡  compare matricide, parricide, patricide the crime of killing people of your own country or group; a person who is guilty of this crime 杀害同胞罪；杀害同胞者(especially NAmE) the accidental killing of your own forces in war （战争中）误致己方伤亡 SYN friendly fire ▸ frat·ri·cidal BrE /ˌfrætrɪˈsaɪdl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfrætrɪˈsaɪdl/ 🔊 adjective◆to be engaged in a fratricidal struggle进行自相残杀的斗争