| 单词 | pillory |
| 释义 | pillory n. & v. --n (pl. -ies) hist. a wooden framework with holes for the head and hands, enabling the public to assault or ridicule a person so imprisoned. --vtr. (-ies, -ied) 1. expose (a person) to ridicule or public contempt. 2. hist. put in the pillory. Etymology: ME f. AL pillorium f. OF pilori etc.: prob. f. Prov. espilori of uncert. orig. |
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