guillotine
/ˈɡɪlətiːn/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈɪlətˌin] /ˈɡɪlətiːn/ (ame, ipa) · [ɡˈijətˌin] /ˈgi-lə-ˌtēn How to pronounce guillotine (audio) ˌgē-(y)ə-ˈtēn How to pronounce guillotine (audio) ˈgē-(y)ə-ˌtēn How to pronounce guillotine (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/ (bre, ipa) · [ɡˈɪlətˌin] /ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/ (ame, ipa)
guillotine — 名詞
- guillotinesingular
- guillotinesplural
1. an old execution machine in which a heavy blade is released from above to take o
斷頭台
舊時用落刀砍頭的刑具
an old execution machine in which a heavy blade is released from above to take off a person's head
The museum displayed a guillotine once used during the French Revolution.
博物館展出了法國大革命時期曾使用過的斷頭台。
historical machine of execution
Roya shuddered when the guide described how the guillotine worked.
Roya 聽到導覽員說明斷頭台如何運作時，不禁打了個寒顫。
In the film, the prison yard held a dark wooden guillotine.
在那部電影裡，監獄庭院中立著一座深色木製斷頭台。
Historians debate why the guillotine became a symbol of revolutionary terror.
歷史學家一直在討論，為何斷頭台成了革命恐怖的象徵。
- beheading machine
descriptive phrase, but less fixed and less historical than guillotine
文法句型
a guillotine
the guillotine
go to the guillotine
用法筆記
This sense refers to the historical execution machine, especially in writing about the French Revolution and earlier legal punishments. Use sense 2 for the modern cutting machine used in offices or workshops.
2. a large cutting machine with one long blade that comes down on paper, card, and
裁紙機
用長刀片裁切紙張或卡紙的機器
a large cutting machine with one long blade that comes down on paper, card, and similar flat materials
The print shop's guillotine sliced fifty invitation cards in one motion.
那家印刷店的裁紙機一下就切好了五十張邀請卡。
print-shop cutting machine
Meera kept her hands clear while the office guillotine cut the posters.
Meera 看著辦公室裁紙機切海報時，一直把手放在安全距離外。
The guillotine left a straight edge across the thick card.
那台裁紙機在厚卡紙上留下了一道筆直的切邊。
At school, the art teacher locked the paper guillotine after class.
下課後，美術老師把那台裁紙機鎖了起來。
- paper cutter
common everyday term for the same kind of office or craft machine
文法句型
a guillotine
paper guillotine
guillotine + cut
用法筆記
Use this sense for the large cutter found in print shops, classrooms, or workshops. It is not the same as ordinary scissors or a hand knife.
3. a rule in the British Parliament that ends debate on a bill at a set time and fo
限時動議
國會為法案辯論設下時限的程序
a rule in the British Parliament that ends debate on a bill at a set time and forces a final vote
The government used the guillotine to rush the tax bill through Parliament.
政府動用限時動議，想讓稅法案迅速通過國會。
British parliamentary procedure
Opposition MPs protested after a guillotine cut short the housing debate.
在限時動議縮短住宅法案辯論後，反對黨議員提出抗議。
News reports said the guillotine would leave several amendments undiscussed.
新聞報導說，這項限時動議會讓幾條修正案來不及討論。
By noon, the guillotine had guaranteed a vote on the measure.
到了中午，這項限時動議已保證該法案會進入表決。
- time allocation
formal parliamentary label for arranging or limiting debate time
文法句型
impose a guillotine
under the guillotine
the guillotine on a bill
用法筆記
This is a British parliamentary term, often used in news or political writing. It refers to limiting debate time, not to the physical machine in senses 1 and 2.
guillotine — 動詞
- guillotinepresent simple I / you / we / they
- guillotines3rd person singular
- guillotining-ing form
- guillotinedpast simple
1. to execute someone with a guillotine by dropping its blade onto their neck
送上斷頭台
用斷頭台砍頭處死
to execute someone with a guillotine by dropping its blade onto their neck
The rebels threatened to guillotine anyone who helped the king.
叛軍威脅要把任何幫助國王的人送上斷頭台。
guillotine + person
The court chose to guillotine the traitor at dawn.
法院決定在黎明時把那名叛徒送上斷頭台。
The captured nobleman was guillotined in the city square.
那名被俘的貴族在城裡的廣場上被送上斷頭台。
Officials prepared to guillotine the spy before sunrise.
官員們準備在日出前把那名間諜送上斷頭台。
- behead
broader verb for cutting off a head, without specifying the machine
文法句型
guillotine + person
be guillotined
用法筆記
This verb is mostly used in historical writing, fiction, and political history. Passive forms such as 'was guillotined' are especially common.
2. to place a strict time limit on debate about a bill so Parliament must vote by a
設下時限
在國會為法案辯論加上時限
to place a strict time limit on debate about a bill so Parliament must vote by a certain time
Ministers tried to guillotine the education bill before the weekend.
部長們試圖對教育法案設下時限，好在週末前表決。
guillotine + bill
The cabinet refused to guillotine the measure despite party pressure.
儘管黨內施壓，內閣仍拒絕對這項法案設下時限。
Opposition MPs said the housing bill had been guillotined too early.
反對黨議員說，住宅法案的辯論被過早設下時限。
Parliament can guillotine a bill when ministers want a quick vote.
當部長們想盡快表決時，國會可以對法案設下時限。
- time-limit
general verb for imposing an end point, but less specifically parliamentary
文法句型
guillotine + bill
guillotine + debate
bill + be guillotined
用法筆記
This verb belongs mainly to British parliamentary reporting. The object is usually a bill, a stage of debate, or the discussion around proposed changes.