| 释义 |
pillory/ˈpiləri/ n. & v.●n. (pl. -ies) hist. a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, enabling the public to assault or ridicule a person so imprisoned [史义] (将颈与双手夹住的)颈手枷 ●v. tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 expose (a person) to ridicule or public contempt 使(某人)受公众嘲笑(或轻蔑) 2 hist. put in the pillory [史义]使戴上颈手枷 [Middle English via Anglo-Latin pillorium from Old French pilori etc.: probably from Provençal espilori of uncertain origin] |