gallows
/ˈɡæləʊz/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈæloz] /ˈɡæləʊz/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡˈæloz] /ˈga-(ˌ)lōz -ləz in sense 3 also -ləs/ (ame, mw)
gallows — 名詞
- gallowssingular
- gallowsesplural
1. a tall frame made of wood with a rope that hangs down, built to kill criminals b
絞刑架
處決犯人用的木製吊架
a tall frame made of wood with a rope that hangs down, built to kill criminals by breaking their neck when they are dropped from a height
Dario watched the executioner test the gallows early that morning.
Dario 看著劊子手一大早在測試那座絞刑架。
The gallows stood at the center of the prison yard for two centuries.
那座絞刑架在監獄庭院中央矗立了兩百年。
plural form but singular verb
Constanza read an old book about criminals who were sent to the gallows.
Constanza 讀了一本關於被送上絞刑架的罪犯的舊書。
No one had used the gallows in that town since the law changed in 1865.
自從一八六五年法律修改後，那個小鎮就沒人用過絞刑架了。
The old wooden gallows creaked under the weight of the heavy rope before the execution.
那座老舊的木製絞刑架在沉重繩索的重量下吱嘎作響。
用法筆記
Gallows looks like a plural noun (ending in -s) but is usually treated as singular: 'The gallows was built in the town square.' When referring to the punishment rather than the physical structure, it can appear without an article after 'sentenced to': 'He was sentenced to the gallows for murder.'
常見錯誤
gallows — 形容詞
- gallowspositive
- more gallowscomparative
- most gallowssuperlative
1. describing someone who deserves to die by hanging for a serious crime, or someth
絞刑；處決
形容人該被吊死或與死刑相關的
describing someone who deserves to die by hanging for a serious crime, or something that relates to the subject of execution — for example, jokes about death are called 'gallows humor'
Nora's gallows humor made her friends laugh during the scary movie.
Nora 那種關於絞刑的黑色幽默讓朋友們在看恐怖片時笑了出來。
fixed phrase: gallows humor
In the old legend, the pirate captain was a gallows bird who escaped three times.
傳說中，那位海盜船長是個該上絞刑架的惡棍，卻逃脫了三次。
compound: gallows bird
Aaron told gallows jokes in the hospital waiting room that made the other patients uncomfortable.
Aaron 在醫院候診室講了關於絞刑的冷笑話，讓其他病人很不自在。
The soldiers developed a gallows sense of humor after months of fighting in the desert.
那些士兵在沙漠作戰數月後，培養出一種關於絞刑的黑色幽默。
Tanvi's gallows wit helped her cope with the bad news from the doctor.
Tanvi 用關於絞刑的黑色幽默來面對醫生告知的壞消息。
用法筆記
This adjective can only be placed before a noun (attributive position). It cannot follow a linking verb — you cannot say 'He is gallows.' The most common compounds are 'gallows humor' (jokes about death or serious situations) and 'gallows bird' (a person who deserves to be hanged).