gibbet
gibbet
(historical)(史)
noun
(historical)(史)
noun
- a gallows
绞刑架，绞台
■an upright post with an arm on which the bodies of executed criminals were left hanging as a warning or deterrent to others
绞刑尸体示众架
■(the gibbet)execution by hanging
绞死，绞刑
the four ringleaders were sentenced to the gibbet.
4个主犯被处绞刑。
- [with obj.]hang up (a body) on a gibbet
将（尸体）吊上绞刑示众架
■execute (someone) by hanging
将…在绞刑架上绞死，将…处以绞刑
■(archaic, figurative)hold up to contempt
(古，喻)使当众受辱
poor Melbourne is gibbeted in the Times.
可怜的梅尔本遭到《泰晤士报》羞辱。
- Middle English: from Old French gibet 'staff, cudgel, gallows', diminutive of gibe 'club, staff', probably of Germanic origin
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