Wordiyopillory
🇬🇧 UK/'pilәri/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
A wooden frame on a post with holes for the head and hands, formerly used to publicly punish offenders.
颈手枷（旧时公开示众的刑具）
v.
To expose someone to public ridicule, scorn, or harsh criticism.
使公开受辱，严厉批评，嘲弄
Root Breakdown
Native Englishpilloryother
=pillory
Common Collocations
- 1.put in the pillory被套上颈手枷示众
- 2.public pillory公开示众
- 3.[face the pillory]面对公众羞辱
- 4.stocks and pillory枷锁与颈手枷
Example Sentences
- 1.
In medieval times, petty criminals were locked in the pillory in the town square.
- 2.
The pillory was used as much to humiliate offenders as to punish them.