释义 |
stocksn. (pl.) instrument of punishment,consistingof two logs with holes for feet(古时刑具)足枷。 △Lr.2.2.132(125): “Fetch forth the stocks!”(Formerly ingreat houses there were stocks for the punishment ofservants.) 拿出足枷来! △Shr.Ind.1.2:“A pair ofstocks”,i.e. I'll have you in the stocks. 让你带上足枷(你才知道厉害)。 △Com.3.1.60:“What needs all that,and a pair of stocks in the town?” i.e. Why do youput up with all this when the town provides means ofpunishment like stocks?何必费事,街上有的是足枷(可以惩罚扰乱治安的人)? |