gib.bet
n.(名词)A device used for hanging a person until dead; a gallows.绞刑架:用来绞死人的装置;绞台An upright post with a crosspiece, forming a T-shaped structure from which executed criminals were formerly hung for public viewing.绞刑架:直立的有横档的杆,形成一种T形结构,可示众处死先前已悬挂着的罪犯v.tr.(及物动词)gib.bet.ed 或 gib.bet.ted gib.bet.ing 或 gib.bet.ting gib.bets 或 gib.bets To execute by hanging on a gibbet.在绞形架上处以绞刑
To hang on a gibbet for public viewing.挂在绞刑架上示众To expose to infamy or public ridicule.暴露以出丑或当众嘲弄
来源:Middle English gibet 中古英语 gibet from Old French [diminutive of] gibe [staff] 源自 古法语 [] gibe的小后缀 [杆] probably from Frankish *gibb [forked stick] 可能源自 法兰克语 *gibb [叉状的棒]