"guillotined" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 被斷頭臺處決

Definition

被斷頭臺處決，是指用一種用於斬首的裝置處死，特別是在法國大革命期間常見。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

正式且主要用於歷史語境，特別指法國大革命時期的處決。現代僅作比喻用法，例如形容提案被果斷否決。

Examples

The king was guillotined during the revolution.

國王在革命期間被**斷頭臺處決**。

Many prisoners were guillotined in the 18th century.

18世紀有許多囚犯被**斷頭臺處決**。

She read about someone who was guillotined in Paris.

她讀到有個人在巴黎被**斷頭臺處決**了。

He felt like his career had been guillotined after the scandal.

他覺得醜聞後自己的事業被**果斷切斷**了。

The unpopular law was quickly guillotined by the new government.

新政府很快就把那條不得人心的法律**廢除了**。

During the Revolution, rumors spread that dozens would be guillotined by sunset.

革命期間，傳言說傍晚前有幾十人會被**斷頭臺處決**。