| 词汇 | supplice |
| 释义 | Definition of supplice in English:supplicenoun səˈpliːs
OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in George Buck (fl. 1623–1646). From (i) French supplice punishment, torture, torment, suffering (1480 in eternelz supplices (plural) denoting the torments of hell; end of the 15th cent. denoting both terrible physical suffering and (in extended use) extreme anguish; already in the second quarter of the 13th cent. in Anglo-Norman in the oath par la seint supplice! in the sense ‘sacrifice’, with specific reference to Christ). Definition of supplice in US English:supplicenounsəˈpliːs
OriginMid 17th century; earliest use found in George Buck (fl. 1623–1646). From (i) French supplice punishment, torture, torment, suffering (1480 in eternelz supplices (plural) denoting the torments of hell; end of the 15th cent. denoting both terrible physical suffering and (in extended use) extreme anguish; already in the second quarter of the 13th cent. in Anglo-Norman in the oath par la seint supplice! in the sense ‘sacrifice’, with specific reference to Christ). |
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