lynch

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of linch. alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To execute (somebody) without a proper legal trial or procedure, especially by hanging and backed by a mob. transitive
    — Public anger erupted. Soldiers were lynched in the streets including young recruits proven to have been deceived by their generals about the true intentions of the attack.
  2. To castigate severely. broadly,colloquial,transitive
    — I telephoned Bill Brandon in Oxford and begged him to get the new refrigeration unit into production before I got lynched.

词形变化

lynches present,singular,third-person lynching participle,present lynched participle,past lynched past lynches plural

词汇关系

衍生词
lynchable lynchee lynching lynch law lynchman lynch mob unlynched
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词源

First attested 1835, from Lynch law, which appeared in 1811. There is a popular claim that it was named after William Lynch, but equally strong arguments would have it named after Charles Lynch. For the surname, see Lynch. Ultimately a possible doublet of linch.
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