单词 | gallows |
释义 | gallows['gæləuz]n. 绞架, 绞刑【法】 绞刑架, 绞台, 绞刑 gallows gal.lows AHD: [g²l“½z] D.J. [6g#l*&z]K.K. [6g#loz]n.(名词) 【复数】 gallows 或 gal.lows.es 1. A device usually consisting of two upright posts supporting a crossbeam from which a noose is suspended and used for execution by hanging; a gallows tree.绞刑架:一种装置,通常包括支撑一根悬挂绞索的横梁的两根直立柱子,用于执行绞刑;绞刑架2. A similar structure used for supporting or suspending.架状物,吊架:一种用于支撑或悬挂的类似的结构物3. Execution by hanging:绞刑:a crime punishable by the gallows.罪犯被处以绞刑语源:1. Middle English galwes [pl. of] galwe [gallows] 中古英语 galwes [] galwe的复数 [绞刑,绞刑架] 2. from Old English gealga, galga 源自 古英语 gealga, galga |
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