英语词汇“strappado”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

strap•pa•do n., pl. -does.

an old form of punishment or torture in which the victim, with arms bound behind, was raised from the ground by a rope fastened to the wrists, abruptly released, then arrested with a painful jerk just before reaching the ground.
the instrument used for this purpose.

Gothic strappan to stretch) + -ata -ade¹
alteration of Middle French strapade or its source, Italian strappata a sharp pull or tug, equivalent. to strapp- (stem of strappare to snatch (1550–60

单词	strappado
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 strap•pa•do (strə pā′dō, -pä′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -does. an old form of punishment or torture in which the victim, with arms bound behind, was raised from the ground by a rope fastened to the wrists, abruptly released, then arrested with a painful jerk just before reaching the ground. the instrument used for this purpose. Gothic strappan to stretch) + -ata -ade¹ alteration of Middle French strapade or its source, Italian strappata a sharp pull or tug, equivalent. to strapp- (stem of strappare to snatch (1550–60
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