"executioners" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 劊子手

Definition

'Executioners' 指的是執行死刑的人，負責處決被法律判刑死刑的犯人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Executioners' 多用於正式、歷史或文學場合，多指過去的行刑者。現代較少出現，有時用於象徵義。不要與“兇手”混淆。

Examples

The king ordered the executioners to prepare.

國王命令**劊子手**準備。

In old times, executioners wore black hoods.

古時候，**劊子手**戴著黑色頭罩。

The executioners stood by the gallows.

**劊子手**站在絞刑架旁。

People used to fear the executioners in every town.

以前每個城鎮的人都害怕**劊子手**。

Some stories describe executioners as cold and distant.

有些故事形容**劊子手**冷漠且疏遠。

It’s rare to hear about executioners in the modern world.

在現代社會，很少聽到有關**劊子手**的消息。