| 单词 | guillotine |
| 释义 | guillotine[ gil-uh-teen, gee-uh-; especially for verb gil-uh-teen, gee-uh- ] / ˈgɪl əˌtin, ˈgi ə-; especially for verb ˌgɪl əˈtin, ˌgi ə- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR guillotine ON THESAURUS.COM nouna device for beheading a person by means of a heavy blade that is dropped between two posts serving as guides: widely used during the French Revolution. an instrument for surgically removing the tonsils. any of various machines in which a vertical blade between two parallel uprights descends to cut or trim metal, stacks of paper, etc. verb (used with object), guil·lo·tined, guil·lo·tin·ing.to behead by the guillotine. to cut with or as if with a guillotine. Origin of guillotine1785–95; named after J. I. Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician who urged its use OTHER WORDS FROM guillotineun·guil·lo·tined, adjectiveWords nearby guillotineguillemet, Guillemin, guillemot, Guillén, guilloche, guillotine, guilt, guilt by association, guiltless, guilt trip, guilty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for guillotineBritish Dictionary definitions for guillotineguillotine noun (ˈɡɪləˌtiːn)
a device for cutting or trimming sheet material, such as paper or sheet metal, consisting of a blade inclined at a small angle that descends onto the sheet a surgical instrument for removing tonsils, growths in the throat, etc Also called: closure by compartment (in Parliament, etc) a form of closure under which a bill is divided into compartments, groups of which must be completely dealt with each day verb (ˌɡɪləˈtiːn) (tr)to behead (a person) by guillotine (in Parliament, etc) to limit debate on (a bill, motion, etc) by the guillotine Derived forms of guillotineguillotiner, nounWord Origin for guillotineC18: from French, named after Joseph Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician, who advocated its use in 1789 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for guillotineguillotine [ (gil-uh-teen, gee-uh-teen) ] A machine designed for beheading people quickly and with minimal pain. The guillotine, which used a large falling knife blade, was devised by a physician, Joseph Guillotin, during the French Revolution and was used as the official method of execution in France until the twentieth century. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for guillotineguillotine [ gĭl′ə-tēn′, gē′ə- ] n.A ring-shaped instrument with a sliding knifeblade running through it, used in cutting off an enlarged tonsil. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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