“自杀”常见的英文表达是 suicide,它既可以作名词,也可以作动词(不过动词用法相对较少见,更常用其名词形式搭配相关动词表达行为)。具体如下:
含义:指自己结束自己生命的行为。
例句:
The police found evidence of suicide at the scene.(警方在现场发现了自杀的证据。 )
Teenage suicide is a serious social problem that needs our immediate attention.(青少年自杀是一个严重的社会问题,需要我们立即关注。 )
含义:进行自杀行为。
例句:He threatened to suicide if they didn't let him go.(他威胁说,如果他们不让他走,他就自杀。不过更自然的表达可以是 “He threatened to kill himself if they didn't let him go.” )