| 释义 |
carnificial, a.|kɑːnɪˈfɪʃəl|
[f. as prec. + -al1.]
Belonging to an executioner, or to a butcher; butcherly.
1632Lithgow Totall Disc. B ij a, I bequeath thee to a Carnificiall reward. 1822Scott Nigel xxx, By the blow of my adversary's weapon..and not by any carnificial knife. 1863N. & Q. Ser. iii. IV. 482 The carnificial curiosity of Selwyn and Boswell. 1882Pall Mall G. 1 Dec. 2 The carnificial view of the uses of the Cattle Show. |