"gallows" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 絞刑架

Definition

絞刑架是一種用於絞死犯人的木製結構，過去常用於執行死刑。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'絞刑架' 常見於歷史、文學或法律語境。通常用於形容公開處決。勿與 '斷頭臺' （guillotine）或 '刑臺' （scaffold）混淆。

Examples

The criminal was sentenced to die on the gallows.

罪犯被判在**絞刑架**上處死。

They built the gallows in the town square.

他們在市中心搭起了**絞刑架**。

Many people watched the execution from around the gallows.

許多人圍在**絞刑架**旁觀看處決。

The sight of the gallows made everyone in the crowd go silent.

看到**絞刑架**，人羣立刻鴉雀無聲。

He faced the gallows with surprising calm.

他出奇地平靜地面對**絞刑架**。

Stories about the gallows still haunt this old town.

關於**絞刑架**的故事仍然在這個老鎮流傳。