assassin
noun /əˈsæsɪn/
/əˈsæsn/
- a person who murders somebody important or famous, for money or for political reasons
(为金钱或政治目的的)暗杀者,行刺者 - a hired/professional assassin
受雇/职业杀手 - He was killed by a hired assassin.
他被人雇凶杀害。 - They hired a professional assassin to do the job for them.
他们雇用了一名职业杀手来做那件事。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- attempted
- would-be
- hired
- …
- hire
词源mid 16th cent.: from French, or from medieval Latin assassinus, from Arabic ḥašīšī ‘hashish-eater’. - a hired/professional assassin