late 13c. (attested in Anglo-Latin from late 12c.), from Old French pilori "pillory" (mid-12c.), related to Medieval Latin pilloria, of uncertain origin, perhaps a diminutive of Latin pila "pillar, stone barrier" (see pillar), but OED finds this proposed derivation "phonologically unsuitable."
pillory (v.)
c. 1600, from pillory (n.). Figurative sense of "expose publicly to ridicule or abuse" is from 1690s. Related: Pilloried.
双语例句
1. She is pillory in the press for her extravagant parties.
她的聚会十分铺张,新闻界对她大加揶揄.
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2. The world mocks at it and sometimes puts one in the pillory for it.
世人对它大加嘲笑,有时甚至由于它还把人送上颈手枷.
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英英释意
1. a wooden instrument of punishment on a post with holes for the neck and hands; offenders were locked in and so exposed to public scorn
实用场景例句
He was regularly pilloried by the press for his radical ideas.
他因观点极端而经常受到新闻界的抨击。
牛津词典
A man has been forced to resign as a result of being pilloried by some of the press.
一人因为受到一些媒体的抨击已被迫辞职。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
She is pillory in the press for her extravagant parties.
她的聚会十分铺张,新闻界对她大加揶揄.
期刊摘选
The world mocks at it and sometimes puts one in the pillory for it.
