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源自中古英语 hang + man,字面意思为'悬挂的人',最初指执行绞刑的人,后引申为同名游戏。
❶ 指执行绞刑的刽子手,历史上负责对罪犯执行死刑的人。
“The hangman prepared the noose for the execution.”
(刽子手为行刑准备了绞索。)
“In medieval times, the hangman was a feared figure in town.”
(在中世纪,刽子手是镇上令人畏惧的人物。)
❶ 一种猜单词的纸笔游戏,玩家通过猜字母来避免画出被绞死的小人。
“We played hangman to pass the time during the long car ride.”
(我们在漫长的车程中玩猜单词游戏来消磨时间。)
“The teacher used hangman to help students learn new vocabulary.”
(老师用猜单词游戏帮助学生学新词汇。)
play hangman — 指进行猜单词游戏的活动,常用于教学或娱乐场景。
“Let's play hangman while we wait for the bus.”
(我们等公交车时玩猜单词游戏吧。)