impalement

n. 刺穿, 刺刑,围住

发音

US

词形变化

impalements 复数 impalements

别名

empalement

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.

    穿刺

    刺穿

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.

    可数 不可数 政治 纹章
  3. 3.

    A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.

    可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. (In still older works, also spelt empalement.)

    可数 废旧 不可数 生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

cruelty

词源

From Middle French empalement; equivalent to impale + -ment.

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