pillory
UKpiləriː
معنی فارسی
چارچوبي که سوراخ هايي داشت وسرودست گناه
کاران رادران سوراخ نگاه ميداشت
معنی کامل و مثال‌ها
/pil´ǝ rē/n., pl.
● قاپوق
● وسیله‌ی تنبیه و تحقیر، گوشمالی و تنبیه در معرض عام
● در قاپوق قرار دادن
● مورد تحقیر و تنبیه قرار دادن، خرده گیری و مسخره کردن
demagogues came to power and pilloried good men
عوام‌فریبان به قدرت رسیدند و نیک‌مردان را مورد آزار و تحقیر قرار دادند.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
From Middle English 'pyllory', from Old French 'pilori', from Medieval Latin 'piloria', from Latin 'pila' (pillar).
مثال
- The town square had a pillory where criminals were publicly shamed.
- He was sentenced to a day in the pillory for his crimes.
- The pillory was a common form of punishment in medieval Europe.
ترکیب‌های رایج
Be put in the pillory Stand in the pillory Face the pillory Pillory someone
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- 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
- expose to ridicule or public scorn “Somebody ----s somebody”
- punish by putting in a pillory “Somebody ----s somebody”
- criticize harshly or violently “The press savaged the new President” “The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody”