headsman
headsman — 名詞
- headsmansingular
- headsmenplural
1. a person whose official job in the past was to cut off the head of someone who h
劊子手
古代負責斬首的行刑者
a person whose official job in the past was to cut off the head of someone who had been sentenced to death
The headsman raised his axe before the silent crowd gathered in the town square.
劊子手在城鎮廣場上寂靜的人群面前舉起了他的斧頭。
headsman raised + axe (action collocation)
In Tudor times, the headsman at the Tower of London executed people convicted of treason.
都鐸王朝時期，倫敦塔的劊子手負責處決被判叛國罪的人。
headsman at [place] executed [offence]
The condemned woman walked calmly toward the block where the hooded headsman stood waiting.
那位被定罪的女子平靜地走向刑台，蒙面的劊子手正站在那裡等候。
Historical records show that the York headsman received a small fee for each beheading.
歷史記錄顯示，約克的劊子手每次斬首都會收到一筆微薄的費用。
- executioner
general term for anyone who carries out a death sentence; broader than 'headsman'
- hangman
specifically executes by hanging rather than by beheading
用法筆記
This term is historical and appears mostly in descriptions of medieval or early modern punishment. In modern English, 'executioner' is the usual word.