late 15c., agent noun from kill (v.). But a surname, Ric[hard] Le Kyller is attested from 1288. Figurative use from 1550s. Meaning "impressive person or thing" is by 1900 (as an adjective, 1979); reduplicated form killer-diller attested by 1938. Killer whale is from 1725; killer instinct is attested from 1931, originally in boxing.
雙語例句
1. The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.
查明殺手身份的重要線索是他的外號叫“花生”.
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2. So if it's not there now, the killer has it. Right?
如果它現(xiàn)在不在那里，就在兇手那里。是吧？
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3. Police believe the killer punched her to death with his bare hands.
警方認為她是被兇手活活用拳頭打死的。
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4. It's a film about a serial killer and not for the faint-hearted.
這部電影是講一個連環(huán)殺手的，不適合膽小的人看。
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5. Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.