guillotine
UK/'gilәti:n/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A device used for execution by beheading, with a heavy blade dropped between two vertical posts.
断头台；切纸机
v.
To execute or cut using a guillotine.
用断头台斩首；用切割机切断
Root Breakdown
Eponymguillotineother
=guillotine
Example Sentences
- 1.
The French Revolution popularized the use of the guillotine as an execution method.
- 2.
Many nobles were guillotined during the Reign of Terror in France.