hangman

hangman

英 ['hæŋmən]
　　美 ['hæŋmən]

n. 劊子手；絞刑吏；執行絞刑者

中文詞源：

hangman 劊子手

hang,絞刑，絞殺，man,人。引申詞義劊子手。

例句：

1. He's facing the hangman's noose , ie waiting to be hanged.
他面臨絞刑.

2. A hangman's noose had already been placed around his neck.
一個絞刑的繩圈已經套在他的脖子上.

3. The prisoner, his hands tied behind his back, was brought to the scene by the hangman.
劊子手把犯人帶到瞭刑場, 他的雙手綁在背後.

4. It was real; he was leaving there; he was free; he had cheated the hangman.
這是真的; 他要離開那裡瞭; 他現在自由瞭; 他已經死裡逃生.

5. Play hangman with your spelling words with a friend.
與你的朋友一起玩詞匯拼寫遊戲.