検索
Scourge
01
むち, 打撃
a type of whip or lash that is often used to punish or torture individuals
02
災厄, scourge
a person who brings widespread suffering or devastation
03
災厄, 苦痛
a cause of widespread suffering or affliction
to scourge
01
荒廃させる, 壊滅させる
to cause widespread destruction or devastation, often resulting in complete ruin
02
むち打つ, しばく
whip
03
厳しく罰する, 激しく非難する
punish severely; excoriate
scourge
n
例
The cruel overseer inflicted severe beatings with a scourge on the enslaved workers.
The medieval executioner wielded a scourge to administer lashes as a form of punishment.
In ancient times, the Roman soldiers used a scourge to punish disobedient slaves.
During the Inquisition, heretics were often subjected to the brutal torture of the scourge as punishment for their beliefs.
The dictator's regime employed the use of a scourge to intimidate and control dissenters.
