| 释义 |
guillotine /gilˈə-tēn or -tēnˈ, also gēˈyə-/ noun- An instrument for beheading people with a descending heavy angled blade, adopted during the French Revolution
- A machine (either manually or electrically operated) with a single heavy blade for cutting or trimming, esp a piece of office equipment used for paper or card
- A surgical instrument for cutting the tonsils
- A specially drastic rule or closure for shortening a parliamentary discussion
transitive verb To behead, crop, or cut short by guillotine ORIGIN: Joseph Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician, who first proposed its adoption |