| 释义 |
thuggee|θʌˈgiː|
Also -ie.
[a. Hindī ṭhagī, abstr. n. f. ṭhag thug.]
The system of robbery and murder practised by the Thugs. Also attrib.
1837Edin. Rev. Jan. 358 These..people are known by the name of Thugs, and their profession is called Thuggee. 1858J. S. Mill Memo. of Improvements in Admin. of India during Last Thirty Years 46 The work of the Thuggee Suppression Department was nearly completed. 1859Lang Wand. India 98 The suppression of Thuggee in the British dominions. 1898Speaker 26 Nov. 641/1 Colonel Sleeman..had charge of the Thuggee inquiries. 1902Daily Chron. 7 Aug. 3/5 Colonel Sir E. Bradford was appointed general superintendent of the operations for the suppression of ‘thagi and dakaiti’, as the India Office calls it. |