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lynch

UK //lɪntʃ//US //lɪntʃ//

词源

源自18世纪美国,可能来自Charles Lynch(一名法官的名字),他以不经审判就惩罚罪犯而闻名。

verb

❶ 指未经法律程序,由一群人对某人(通常是黑人或其他少数族裔)进行私刑处死的行为,常与种族仇恨或暴民暴力相关。

“The mob lynched the innocent man without a trial.”

(暴民未经审判就对那个无辜的人处以私刑。)

“In the 19th century, many African Americans were lynched in the South.”

(19世纪时,许多非裔美国人在南方被处以私刑。)

同义词:execute, hang, murder

noun

❶ 指私刑处死的行为或事件,通常涉及暴民暴力或种族仇恨。

“The lynching of that man shocked the entire town.”

(那个人的私刑处死震惊了整个小镇。)

“Historians have documented thousands of lynchings in the US.”

(历史学家记录了美国数千起私刑事件。)

同义词:execution, hanging, murder

常见短语

lynch mob — 指一群参与或支持私刑的人,通常带有暴民暴力和非法的意味。

“The sheriff tried to protect the prisoner from the lynch mob.”

(警长试图保护囚犯免受私刑暴民的伤害。)

lynch law — 指不通过法律程序,由暴民或群体自行决定并执行惩罚的行为。

“In some frontier towns, lynch law was more common than actual trials.”

(在一些边疆小镇,私刑比正式审判更常见。)