assassination
noun
əˌsæsɪəˈneɪʃən
noun
1
the
act
of
murdering
an
important
person
暗杀，行刺
[+
of
]
the
assassination
of
Anwar
Sadat
刺杀安瓦尔．萨达特
He
narrowly
escaped
an
assassination
attempt
(=when
someone
tries
but
fails
to
kill
someone
else)
.
他在一次暗杀行动中死里逃生。