flagellation

n. 鞭打 [医] 1轻叩法; 鞭击; 鞭毛突出

发音

/ˌflæd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/

词形变化

flagellations 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Beating, or an instance of beating, consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.

    可数 不可数
  2. 1.

    The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

whipping tanning lashing flogging

上位词 7

beating licking thrashing whacking drubbing lacing trouncing

下位词 2

horsewhipping self-flagellation

词源

From French flagellation, from Latin flagellatio, from flagellare, from flagellum, diminutive of flagrum (“whip”).

来源：wiktionary