1. a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the wrists and neck; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
動詞pillory:
1. expose to ridicule or public scorn
同義詞:gibbet
2. punish by putting in a pillory
3. criticize harshly or violently
同義詞:savage, crucify
- 習慣用語
- be in the pillory 成笑柄, 遭人嘲弄; 被處枷刑
- nail to the pillory (=put in the pillory) 釘在枷架上; 使受人嘲笑
- nail to the pillory (=set in the pillory) 釘在枷架上; 使受人嘲笑