strappado
/strəˈpeɪdəʊ/noun
(pl. -os)(一般作the strappado)
1- historical a form of punishment or torture in which the victim was secured to a rope and made to fall from a height almost to the ground before being stopped with an abrupt jerk〈史〉吊坠刑 （一种将受害者吊起并使其坠到离地很近时骤然停住的刑罚）。
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- the instrument used for inflicting this punishment or torture吊坠刑具。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from French （e）strapade, from Italian strappata, from strappare 'to snatch'.