attrib.
1
- denoting burns of the most severe kind, affecting tissue below the skin（灼伤）三度的。
2
- Law, chiefly N. Amer. denoting the least serious category of a crime, especially murder【律】〈主北美〉（尤指谋杀罪中最轻的）三级（罪）的。
noun
the third degree
- long and harsh questioning, especially by police, to obtain information or a confession（尤指警察）逼供, 拷问, 疲劳讯问。