strappado

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A form of torture in which the victim is hung from the ceiling by a rope attached to the hands, which are tied together behind the victim's back. countable,uncountable
    — What, vpon compulsion? No: were I at the Strappado, or all the Racks in the World, I would not tell you on compulsion.
动词 v.
  1. To torture by means of this device. transitive

词形变化

strappados plural strappadoes plural strappados present,singular,third-person strappadoing participle,present strappadoed participle,past strappadoed past

词源

词源 1
From Italian strappato, from strappare (“to pull”).
词源 2
From Italian strappato, from strappare (“to pull”).
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