lynch

lynch

英 [lɪn(t)ʃ]
　　美 [lɪntʃ]

n. 私刑；私刑處死；（英）田埂
　　vt. 處以私刑；以私刑處死
　　n. (Lynch)人名；(法)蘭什；(英、德、西)林奇

中文詞源：

lynch 用私刑處死

縮寫自Lynch law,私刑法。詞源有多種版本，其中一個版本是1780年美國弗吉利亞州某小鎮治安長官William Lynch,因經常私自拘禁，懲罰，處死犯人而被人所知。

例句：

1. They also left a card, imprinted with the name Sean Lynch.
他們還留下瞭一張名片，上面印著肖恩·林奇的名字。

2. Despite attempts at resuscitation, Mr Lynch died a week later in hospital.
雖經全力搶救，但林奇先生一周以後還是在醫院去世瞭。

3. He received praise for the atmospheric monochrome shots in David Lynch's The Elephant Man.
他在大衛·林奇的電影《象人》中所拍攝的那些渲染氣氛的黑白鏡頭受到瞭好評。

4. Something approaching a lynch mob has been gathering against the Chancellor for even daring to consider higher interest rates.
怒不可遏的群眾聚集起來，抗議財政大臣膽敢動提高利率的念頭。

5. They were about to lynch him when reinforcements from the army burst into the room and rescued him.
他們正準備動私刑絞死他時，援軍闖入房間把他救下瞭。