electrocution(n.)
"电刑",1889年,美国英语; 动作名词,源自 electrocute。意思是“任何电死”的含义始于1897年。
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]
电刑,除非比第一次执行更好,否则是倒退而不是相反。准备工作:剃头、剪衣服、绑在椅子上,这些都增加了场面的恐怖感。可以肯定的是,电刑不是未来的执行方法。[《医学时代》第七卷,第九期,1890年9月]
该词起源时间:1889年