英語(yǔ)解釋

pillory

音標(biāo)['pil?ri]

pillory是什么意思、pillory怎么讀

pillory漢語(yǔ)翻譯

n. 頸手枷, 笑柄, 示眾
vt. 上頸手枷, 使惹人嘲笑, 使受眾辱, 將...示眾
【法】枷, 示眾受辱

pillory詞型變化

名詞復(fù)數(shù):pillories 動(dòng)詞過去式:pilloried 過去分詞:pilloried 現(xiàn)在分詞:pillorying 第三人稱單數(shù):pillories

pillory英語(yǔ)解釋

名詞 pillory:

a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn

動(dòng)詞 pillory:

expose to ridicule or public scorn
同義詞：gibbet
punish by putting in a pillory
criticize harshly or violently
同義詞：savage, crucify

pillory例句

She was pilloried in the press for her extravagant parties.
她的聚會(huì)十分鋪張，新聞界對(duì)她大加嘲弄。

pillory詳細(xì)解釋

pil.lo.ry

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 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.
頸手枷，枷具：一種木柱上的架子，上有放置頭和手的洞，過去用來將罪犯頸與手枷住作為懲罰示眾
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
pil.lo.ried,pil.lo.ry.ing,pil.lo.ries
To expose to ridicule and abuse.
使受眾人的嘲笑或污辱
To put in a pillory as punishment.
套上枷鎖：戴上頸手枷作為懲罰

來源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French pilori
源自古法語(yǔ) pilori
probably from Latin pola [pillar]
可能源自拉丁語(yǔ) pola [柱子]