新聞美語 每日一字 Decapitation

12月27日The Moscow Times的一則新聞標題：
Russia Warns U.S. Against Launching 'Decapitation Strike' on Putin.
俄羅斯警告美國不要對普京發動"斬首行動"。

"Decapitation"這個名詞的譯解就是"斬首"。
The action of cutting off the head of a person or animal.

"Decapitation"的例句：
The decapitation strategy had failed almost completely.
斬首策略幾乎完全失敗。
The horror film features gruesome decapitations.
這部恐怖片以可怕的斬首為特色。
The guillotine was a machine that killed by decapitation.
斷頭台是一種斬首致死的機器。