hangman

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n. 绞刑吏, 刽子手 [法] 执行绞刑者

发音

其它 /ˈhæŋˌmæn/

词形变化

hangmen 复数 hangmen

教材释义与例句

名词

刽子手；绞刑吏；执行绞刑者

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An executioner responsible for hanging criminals.

    刽子手

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Someone responsible for hanging pictures and other artworks in a gallery, museum etc.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows.

    不可数 游戏 可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

man executioner

相关短语

hangman paradox Jacky Hangman cheat the hangman

词源

Inherited from Middle English hangman, hongman, hangeman, equivalent to hang + -man.

来源：wiktionary