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gib·bet AHD[jĭbʹĭt] D.J.[ˈdʒɪbɪt]K.K.[ˈdʒɪbɪt]n.(名词)- A device used for hanging a person until dead; a gallows.绞刑架:用来绞死人的装置;绞台
- An upright post with a crosspiece, forming a T-shaped structure from which executed criminals were formerly hung for public viewing.绞刑架:直立的有横档的杆,形成一种T形结构,可示众处死先前已悬挂着的罪犯
v.tr.(及物动词)gib.bet.ed 或 gib.bet.ted gib.bet.ing 或 gib.bet.ting gib.bets 或 gib.bets - To execute by hanging on a gibbet.在绞形架上处以绞刑
- To hang on a gibbet for public viewing.挂在绞刑架上示众
- To expose to infamy or public ridicule.暴露以出丑或当众嘲弄
- Middle English gibet 中古英语 gibet
- from Old French [diminutive of] gibe [staff] 源自 古法语 gibe的小后缀 [杆]
- probably from Frankish *gibb [forked stick] 可能源自 法兰克语 *gibb [叉状的棒]
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