strappado

strappado读音音标

英[strə\\\'pɑ:dəʊ]

美[strə\\\'pɑdoʊ]

基本意思释义

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