名複: gibbets
動變: 過去式:gibbeted 過去分詞:gibbeted 現在進行時:gibbeting
gibbet
KK:[ˈdʒɪbɪt] DJ:[ˈdʒibit]
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
n.
- a gallows.
- an upright post with an arm on which the bodies of executed criminals were left hanging as a warning or deterrent to others.
v.
(gibbets, gibbeting, gibbeted)
hang up on a gibbet or execute by hanging.Etymology
ME: from OFr. gibet ‘staff, cudgel, gallows’, dimin. of gibe ‘club, staff’, prob. of Gmc origin.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》
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