| 单词 | pillory |
| 释义 | pillory (once / 3706 pages) nv A pillory is a wooden frame with cutouts for someone's head and hands. Long ago, people found guilty of a crime could be sentenced to be locked in a pillory for a certain amount of time for punishment but also for public humiliation. The verb pillory means to be punished by being locked in a pillory, but references to this form of punishment are historic and it is no longer used — you might see references today to someone in a pillory in a cartoon. As a modern verb, pillory means both to criticize harshly and to expose to public ridicule. Someone who is caught doing something immoral may be pilloried and people who believe they have been unfairly criticized say they have been pilloried, but often only after they've been exposed! WORD FAMILYpillory: pilloried, pillories, pillorying USAGE EXAMPLESIrregardless was used during the calling of the last game of the World Series and its use was pilloried on social media, he said. Seattle Times(Dec 18, 2016) He was pilloried on social media as a turncoat. Washington Times(Dec 11, 2016) Ms. St. John was pilloried by her peers in the media. Wall Street Journal(Dec 03, 2016) 1n 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 Hyper instrument of punishment an instrument designed and used to punish a condemned person 2v expose to ridicule or public scorn Syn|Hyper gibbet display, exhibit, expose to show, make visible or apparent 3v punish by putting in a pillory Hyper penalise, penalize, punish impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on 4v criticize harshly or violently Syn|Hyper blast, crucify, savage criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws |
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