garrotte

garrotte
[gəˈrɒt]
(亦作 garotte; 美 garrote)
verb
  1. [with obj.]kill (someone) by strangulation, typically with an iron collar or a length of wire or cord
    （尤指用铁环或绳、线）扼杀，勒死（某人）
    he had been garrotted with piano wire.
    他是被人用钢琴弦线勒死的。
noun
  1. a wire, cord, or apparatus used for such a killing
    （将人扼杀、勒死所用的）线，绳（或器具）
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: via French from Spanish garrote 'a cudgel, a garrotte', perhaps of Celtic origin
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