gibbet

• 历史名词，指绞刑架或绞台，也指用来悬挂被处决罪犯尸体以供公众示众的装置。

A historical noun referring to a gallows or a structure from which the bodies of executed criminals were hung for public display.

1. Execution deviceC2formalbritish

   A device used for public execution by hanging, often consisting of a wooden frame with a projecting arm from which the condemned person is suspended.

   绞刑架

   • The criminal was sentenced to die on the gibbet.
   • The gibbet stood in the town square as a grim warning.
   • Historical records describe the gibbet used for executions in the 18th century.

   同义词gallowsscaffold

2. Display of corpseC2formalbritish

   A structure used to display the body of an executed person after death, often as a deterrent.

   示众架

   • The gibbet held the remains of the executed pirate for weeks.
   • Travelers would see the gibbet on the hill as they approached the town.
   • The practice of using a gibbet for display was common in medieval times.

• 古语动词，指将人处以绞刑（吊死），或将其尸体悬挂于绞刑架上示众，以示惩罚或公开羞辱。

An archaic verb meaning to hang someone on a gibbet (a gallows) or to expose a body on a gibbet as a form of punishment or public display.

1. Execute by hangingC2formalbritish

   To hang a person on a gibbet (a gallows) as a form of execution or public display.

   绞刑处决

   • The traitor was gibbeted in the town square as a warning to others.
   • In medieval times, criminals were often gibbeted after execution.
   • The authorities ordered the pirate to be gibbeted on the coast.

   同义词executehangstring up