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

单词

pillorying

释义

pillory /pilˈə-ri/

noun (historical)

A wooden frame, supported by an upright pillar or post, with holes through which the head and hands were put as a punishment, abolished in England in 1837

transitive verb (pillˈorying; pillˈoried)

To set in the pillory (historical)
To hold up to criticism or ridicule

ORIGIN: OFr pilori; Provençal espilori; of uncertain origin

pillˈorize or pillˈorise transitive verb

To pillory

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