单词 | strappado |
释义 | Word Frequency strappado(strəˈpeɪdəʊ, -ˈpɑː-) nounWord forms: plural -does a system of torture in which a victim was hoisted by a rope tied to the wrists and then allowed to drop until the fall was suddenly checked by the rope Word origin C16: from French strapade, from Italian strappare to tug sharply, probably of Germanic origin; related to German (dialect) strapfen to make taut |
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