scaf·fold
noun/ˈskæfəʊld/
/ˈskæfəʊld/
- a platform used when executing criminals by cutting off their heads or hanging them from a rope
断头台；绞刑架 - to be sent to the scaffold
被送到脚手架 - on the scaffold to die on the scaffold
死在断头台上 - She was led to the scaffold in front of a crowd of several hundred
她在数百人面前被带到断头台上
- to be sent to the scaffold
- a structure made of scaffolding, for workers to stand on when they are working on a building
脚手架；建筑架；鹰架
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a temporary platform from which to repair or erect a building): from Anglo-Norman French, from Old French (e)schaffaut, from the base of catafalque.