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美: ['ɡɪlətin]
英: ['gɪlətiːn; ,gɪlə'tiːn]
n. 断头台;切纸机;截止辩论以付表决法
vt. 于断头台斩首;终止辩论将议案付诸表决
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正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律和历史学领域,讨论死刑的方式与历史背景时,常常提到此词。例如:“The use of the guillotine raises ethical questions about capital punishment.”(使用断头台引发了关于死刑的伦理问题。)
The guillotine was introduced during the French Revolution as a more humane method of execution.
(断头台在法国大革命期间被引入作为更人道的处决方式。)
Many revolutionaries viewed the guillotine as a necessary tool for justice.
(许多革命者认为断头台是实现正义的必要工具。)
The image of the guillotine is often associated with fear and terror in popular culture.
(断头台的形象常常与流行文化中的恐惧和恐怖有关。)
Historical records show that the guillotine was used extensively throughout the late 18th century.
(历史记录显示,断头台在18世纪末被广泛使用。)
The artist depicted the guillotine in her painting to symbolize the loss of innocence.
(这位艺术家在她的画作中描绘了断头台,以象征无辜的丧失。)
同义词:
微小差异:Execution device是一个更广泛的术语,包含各种处决方式,而guillotine特指一种特定的装置。
反义词:
区别:Mercy强调的是人道与宽恕的态度,而guillotine则象征着绝对的惩罚。
建议使用音标记忆法,通过音标/ˈɡɪləˌtiːn/来帮助记忆单词。可以分解为“gill”(鱼鳃)和“teen”(青少年),联想为“青少年用鱼鳃切头”的荒诞画面来加深印象。
这些词汇常常与“guillotine”一同出现,共同构成对死刑及其历史背景的讨论。
[[also 'by' N]] A guillotine is a device used to execute people, especially in France in the past. A sharp blade was raised up on a frame and dropped onto the person's neck. 断头台
例:One after the other Danton, Robespierre and the rest went to the guillotine.丹东,罗伯斯庇尔和其他人一个接一个地上了断头台。
[[usu passive]] If someone is guillotined, they are killed with a guillotine. 在断头台处死
例:After Marie Antoinette was guillotined, her lips moved in an attempt to speak.玛丽·安托瓦内特在断头台被处死后,她的嘴唇动了动,试图要说话。