1610s, from French décapiter (14c.), from Late Latin decapitatus past participle of decapitare, from Latin de- "off" (see de-) + caput (genitive capitis) "head" (see capitulum). Related: Decapitated; decapitating.
实用例句
1. To strangle or decapitate ( a fowl ).
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2. Today, those foreign countries are fearful of dollar inflation, which could decapitate their own bank reserves.
