flagellation

IPA/ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃn/
IPA/ˌflædʒəˈleɪʃn/

flagellation — 名詞

1. hitting a person's body again and again with a whip, rope, or strap, done to pun

1.名詞
釋義

鞭打;鞭刑

用鞭子抽打身體,如懲罰或宗教苦修

hitting a person's body again and again with a whip, rope, or strap, done to punish someone, to show religious devotion, or for sexual excitement.

例句

Monks in the old painting hit their own backs with ropes during flagellation.

舊畫中的僧侶在鞭打儀式裡用繩子抽自己的背。

religious practice: flagellation as self-punishment

Rania read that flagellation was once used to punish thieves in the town square.

Rania 讀到,以前人們會在鎮上廣場用鞭刑處罰小偷。

flagellation as a punishment for a crime

同義詞
  • flogging

    also means beating someone with a whip or strap as punishment

  • lashing

    also means beating someone with a whip or strap as punishment

  • whipping

    also means beating someone with a whip, rope, or strap

文法句型

flagellation with + noun