impalement

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake. countable,uncountable
  2. The joining of two coats of arms on one shield. countable,uncountable
  3. A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup. countable,uncountable
  4. In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. (In still older works, also spelt empalement.) countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — The parts of fructification are seven in number... The First part is the calyx, impalement, or flower cup.

词形变化

impalements plural empalement alternative

词源

From Middle French empalement; equivalent to impale + -ment.
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