flogging

/ˈflɒɡɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈflɑːɡɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)

flogging — 名詞

  • floggingsingular
  • floggingsplural

1. a physical punishment in which a person is struck many times across the back or

1.名詞B2
釋義

鞭刑；鞭打

用鞭子或棍棒重複抽打作為處罰

a physical punishment in which a person is struck many times across the back or body with a whip, a stick, or a similar instrument, especially as a formal penalty under law or military discipline

例句

In eighteenth-century England, pickpockets often received a public flogging as a deterrent.

在十八世紀的英格蘭，扒手經常當眾受到鞭刑，以收嚇阻之效。

receive + a flogging — passive structure for receiving punishment

Chen read about the flogging of political prisoners in his history textbook.

Chen 在歷史課本中讀到了關於政治犯遭受鞭打的描述。

同義詞
  • whipping

    the most common everyday term; 'flogging' is more formal and often implies a legal or military penalty

  • caning

    specifically uses a cane or rattan stick; associated with school and judicial punishment in Southeast Asia and former British colonies

  • lashing

    emphasises the tying or binding of the person being punished; often used in naval or maritime contexts

用法筆記

Frequently used in historical, legal, or human-rights reporting contexts. In modern everyday conversation, 'whipping' or 'beating' are more common than 'flogging'. Distinguish from the idiomatic phrase 'flogging a dead horse' (UK), which means wasting energy on a pointless effort.

常見錯誤

❌The guard gave him a flog.
✅The guard gave him a flogging.
💡'flog' is a verb; the noun form for the punishment is 'flogging'.
❌He was flogging for stealing.
✅He was given a flogging for stealing.
💡'flogging' is a noun; use 'given a flogging' or 'received a flogging' to describe the punishment.