gibbet

n. 绞首台, 绞刑 vt. 枭首示众, 当众侮辱(或嘲弄), 处绞刑

发音

其它 /ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/

词形变化

gibbets 复数 gibbets gibbeted gibbeting gibbets 三单 gibbetted gibbetting gibbeting 现在分词 gibbetting 现在分词 gibbeted 过去式 gibbeted 过去分词 gibbetted 过去式 gibbetted 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An upright post with a crosspiece used for execution and subsequent public display.

    绞刑架

    Near-synonym: gallows

  2. 2.

    The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.

  3. 3.

    A human-shaped structure made of iron bands designed to publicly display the corpse of an executed criminal.

v.
  1. 1.

    To execute (someone), or display (a body), on a gibbet.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To expose (someone) to ridicule or scorn.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

gallows tree

上位词 1

gallows
动词

同义词 1

pillory

上位词 5

hang display expose exhibit string up

词源

From Middle English gibet, from Old French gibet (French gibet), either from Frankish *gibb (“forked stick”) or from Latin gibbus (“hunchbacked”).

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