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felo-de-se

/fel-oh-di-see, -sey/US // ˈfɛl oʊ dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ //UK // (ˈfiːləʊ dɪ ˈsiː, ˈfɛləʊ) //

Folo-de-Se

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fe·lo·nes-de-se [fel-uh-neez-di-see, -sey, fuh-loh-neez-], /ˈfɛl əˌniz dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ, fəˈloʊ niz-/, fe·los-de-se [fel-ohz-di-see, -sey]. /ˈfɛl oʊz dɪˈsi, -ˈseɪ/.

    • : a person who intentionally takes their own life, or commits an unlawful malicious act resulting in their own death.
    • : the act of suicide.

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  • In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.

  • They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.

  • Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.

  • The band was still on its way back as De Blasio and his wife departed.

  • Yet even after the funeral protest, de Blasio was booed and heckled while addressing a new class of recruits as well.

  • Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.

  • Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

  • San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.

  • One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.

  • Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.