单词 | pillory |
释义 | pillory['piləri]n. 颈手枷, 笑柄, 示众vt. 上颈手枷, 使惹人嘲笑, 使受众辱, 将...示众【法】 枷, 示众受辱 pillory pil.lo.ry AHD: [p¹l“…-r¶] D.J. [6p!l*ri8]K.K. [6p!l*ri]n.(名词) 【复数】 pil.lo.ries A wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly locked to be exposed to public scorn as punishment.颈手枷,枷具:一种木柱上的架子,上有放置头和手的洞,过去用来将罪犯颈与手枷住作为惩罚示众v.tr.(及物动词) pil.lo.ried,pil.lo.ry.ing,pil.lo.ries 1. To expose to ridicule and abuse.使受众人的嘲笑或污辱2. To put in a pillory as punishment.套上枷锁:戴上颈手枷作为惩罚语源:1. Middle English 中古英语 2. from Old French pilori 源自 古法语 pilori 3. probably from Latin p&9{ºla} [pillar] 可能源自 拉丁语 p&9{ºla} [柱子] |
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