gallows
gallows
plural noun
plural noun
- [usu. treated as sing.]a structure, typically of two uprights and a crosspiece, for the hanging of criminals
绞刑架，绞台
■(the gallows)execution by hanging
绞刑
he was saved from the gallows by a last-minute reprieve.
最后一刻的缓刑令使他得以免受绞刑。
- Old English galga, gealga, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch galg and German Galgen; reinforced in Middle English by Old Norse gálgi
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