strappado
英[strə\'pɑ:dəʊ]
美[strə\'pɑdoʊ]
基本释义
- n.
- 吊刑，处以吊刑
词性变化
- 复数:strappadoes;
英英释义
Noun
1. torture in which a person's hands and tied behind their back and they are lifted off the ground by a rope tied to their wrists and that allowed to drop until their fall is checked by the rope