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語源

From French décapitation.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/, /diˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃən/, /ˈdi.kæp.əˌteɪ.ʃɪn/
• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

decapitation (countable and uncountable, plural decapitations)

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.

   • 1941, George Ryley Scott, Phallic Worship: A History of Sex and Sex Rites in Relation to the Religions of All Races from Antiquity to the Present Day, London: T. Werner Laurie, page 31:

     The tortoise, possessing, like the serpent, the power of retaining life in its limbs after mutilation or decapitation, became a symbol of androgynity as well as of immortality.

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.

   • 2026 March 2, Ben Rhodes, “Trump May Come to Regret This”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     Even those who welcome the decapitation of the Iranian regime may feel deep unease about America’s behavior.

3. (politics) The unseating of a senior politician.

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

   • 2005, Simon Henig, Lewis Baston, Politico's Guide to the General Election 2005, page 223:

     The Lib Dem contender hoping to accomplish a bit of pre-emptive decapitation is Andrew Crawford.

   • 2009 May 1, Andrew Denham, Kieron O'Hara, Democratising Conservative leadership selection: from grey suits to grass roots, page 108:

     Some also thought that the Lib Dem decapitation strategy had kept him cornered in his constituency during the campaign, unable to play a wider role.

   • 2010 May 7, Oliver Burkeman, “UK election results 2010: A war of words deep into the night”, in The Guardian‎:

     Nearing 2.30, stoking fears of a disastrous night for the Lib Dems, the Tories achieved their first "decapitation" ‑ a visibly shocked Lembit Opik, in once-safe Montgomeryshire ‑ while evading their own biggest risk of high-profile embarrassment: Oliver Letwin held Dorset West.

同意語

• beheading

派生語

• decapitation strike
• decapitation secretion