"guillotined" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 被断头台处决

Definition

被断头台处决，即用一种用于斩首的装置处死，尤其在法国大革命期间常用。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

正式且多用于历史背景，主要指法国大革命等历史时期的处决。在现代只偶尔用于比喻用法，如“某提议被果断否决”。

Examples

The king was guillotined during the revolution.

国王在革命期间被**断头台处决**。

Many prisoners were guillotined in the 18th century.

18世纪有许多囚犯被**断头台处决**。

She read about someone who was guillotined in Paris.

她读到有个人在巴黎被**断头台处决**了。

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

他觉得丑闻后自己的事业被**果断切断**了。

The unpopular law was quickly guillotined by the new government.

新政府很快就把那条不得人心的法律**废除了**。

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

革命期间，传言说傍晚前会有数十人被**断头台处决**。