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executioners

UK //ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃənəz//US //ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃənərz//

词源

源自中古英语 'execucioner',由拉丁语 'executio'(执行)和 '-er'(表示职业的后缀)组成。

noun

❶ 指执行死刑的人,通常是官方指定的行刑者,负责依法处决罪犯。

“The executioners carried out the sentence at dawn.”

(行刑者在黎明时分执行了判决。)

“In medieval times, executioners were often feared and shunned by society.”

(在中世纪,行刑者常常被社会所畏惧和回避。)

同义词:hangman, headsman, death dealer

常见短语

public executioners — 指在公开场合执行死刑的行刑者,历史上常见于震慑民众的场合。

“Public executioners were common in Europe during the Middle Ages.”

(中世纪欧洲常见公开行刑者。)