单词 | pillory |
释义 | Word Frequency pillory(ˈpɪlərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -ries 1. a wooden framework into which offenders were formerly locked by the neck and wrists and exposed to public abuse and ridicule 2. exposure to public scorn or abuse verbWord forms: -ries, -rying or -ried (transitive) 3. to expose to public scorn or ridicule 4. to punish by putting in a pillory Word origin C13: from Anglo-Latin pillorium, from Old French pilori, of uncertain origin; related to Provençal espillori |
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