| 释义 |
fer·ule
I. \ˈferəl\ noun
also fer·u·la \ˈfer(y)ələ\
(-s)
Etymology: Latin ferula giant fennel, whip, rod for punishment
1. : any of several instruments (as a rod, switch, or ruler) used to punish school children; specifically : a flat piece of wood like a ruler used especially on the hands
2. : punishment with a ferule
< as boys that slink from ferule — Alfred Tennyson >
3. : school discipline
< this tutelage under Miss Newcomb's ferule — Dixon Wecter >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to punish with a ferule |