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单词 pillory
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pillory

/ˈpɪlərɪ/
historical <史>
(pl. -ies)
a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, in which an offender was imprisoned and exposed to public abuse
颈手枷(用以夹罪犯之颈与双手在公共场所示众, 使其受众人嘲弄和羞辱)。
(-ies, -ied)with obj.
1
put (someone) in the pillory
将(人)夹于颈手枷中。
1.1
figurative attack or ridicule publicly
〈喻〉(当众)攻击; (当众)嘲笑:

he found himself pilloried by members of his own party.

他发现自己遭到党内人员的嘲笑。

词源
Middle English: from Old French pilori, probably from Provençal espilori (associated by some with a Catalan word meaning 'peephole', of uncertain origin).
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