"executioner" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 刽子手

Definition

负责执行死刑的人，通常在官方或法律授权下进行处决。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Executioner' 是正式且多用于历史、法律或文学语境的词；不指非法杀人的人。在文学中常与带头罩、斧子的形象联系在一起。

Examples

The executioner carried out the king’s orders.

**刽子手**执行了国王的命令。

The job of an executioner was dangerous and lonely.

**刽子手**的工作既危险又孤独。

The executioner wore a black hood.

**刽子手**戴着黑色头罩。

In old movies, the executioner is always a mysterious figure.

在老电影里，**刽子手**总是神秘的人物。

Many people feared the executioner, but respected the law.

许多人害怕**刽子手**，但尊重法律。

He was appointed the town’s official executioner.

他被任命为这个小镇的正式**刽子手**。