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.