单词 | stoning |
释义 | stoning (once / 11236 pages) n WORD FAMILY stoning: stonings+/stone: stoned, stoneless, stonelike, stoner, stones, stoning, stony/stoner: stoners/stony: stonier, stoniest, stonily USAGE EXAMPLESHe confirmed his son’s story about the stoning. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) Death by public stoning was a common punishment for women accused of sex outside marriage. Wall Street Journal(Nov 20, 2016) A writer and human rights activist has been sentenced to six years' imprisonment in Iran for penning a story about stoning. BBC(Oct 06, 2016) n the act of pelting with stones; punishment inflicted by throwing stones at the victim (even unto death) Syn|Hyper lapidation corporal punishment the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime |
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