英语词汇electrocution的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	electrocution
词源	electrocution n. "execution by electricity," 1889, American English; noun of action from electrocute. Meaning "any death by electricity" is from 1897. Electrocution, unless better performed than in the first instance, is a retrograde step rather than the contrary. The preliminary arrangements: the shaving of the head, the cutting of the clothing, the strapping in a chair, add much to the horror of the occasion. It is safe to say that electrocution is not the coming method of execution. [The Medical Era, vol. vii, no. 9, Sept. 1890] Entries linking to electrocution electrocute v. "execute by electricity," 1889, American English, from electro- + back half of execute. The method first was used Aug. 6, 1890, in New York state, on William Kemmler, convicted of the murder of his common-law wife. In reference to accidental death by 1909. Electric chair is also first recorded 1889, the year the one used on Kemmler was introduced in New York as a humane alternative to hanging. Related: Electrocuted; electrocuting. updated on August 18, 2020
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electrocution n.