guillotine

guillotine
[ˈgɪlətiːn, ˌgɪləˈtiːn]
noun
  1. a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people
    断头台
    ■a device for cutting that incorporates a descending or sliding blade, used typically for cutting paper, card, or sheet metal
    切断机；立式切纸机，裁切机
    ■a surgical instrument with a sliding blade used typically for the removal of the tonsils
    （尤指用以割除扁桃体的）铡除刀，环状刀
    ■(Brit.)(in parliament) a procedure used to prevent delay in the discussion of a legislative bill by fixing times at which various parts of it must be voted on
    (英)中止辩论以付表决法（议会为防止拖延议事进程，按规定时间中止辩论以付表决的方法）
    [as modifier]a guillotine motion.
    中止辩论以付诸表决的动议。
verb
  1. [with obj.]execute (someone) by guillotine
    在断头台上处决（某人）
    ■(Brit.)(in parliament) end discussion by applying a guillotine to (a bill or debate)
    (英)中止对（议案等）的辩论以付表决
    ■cut (paper, card, etc.) with a guillotine
    用铡刀切（纸、卡片等）
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: from French, named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), the French physician who recommended its use for executions in 1789
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