| 单词 | closure by compartment |
| 释义 | closure by compartment in British English (ˈkləʊʒə baɪ kəmˈpɑːtmənt) noun another term for guillotine (sense 4) guillotine in British Englishnoun (ˈɡɪləˌtiːn) 1. the guillotine 2. a device for cutting or trimming sheet material, such as paper or sheet metal, consisting of a blade inclined at a small angle that descends onto the sheet 3. a surgical instrument for removing tonsils, growths in the throat, etc 4. Also called: closure by compartment (in Parliament, etc) a form of closure under which a bill is divided into compartments, groups of which must be completely dealt with each day verb (ˌɡɪləˈtiːn) (transitive) 5. to behead (a person) by guillotine 6. (in Parliament, etc) to limit debate on (a bill, motion, etc) by the guillotine Derived forms guillotiner (ˌguilloˈtiner) noun Word origin C18: from French, named after Joseph Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician, who advocated its use in 1789 |
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