夾道笞刑

夾道笞刑是一種體罰,被判有罪的一方被迫在兩排士兵之間奔跑,士兵用棍棒或其他武器打擊和攻擊他們[1][2][3][4][5]

19世紀俄羅斯的夾道笞刑

從隱喻的角度來說,夾道苔刑也可以用來表達一個人克服重重考驗的意思[6]

參考資料

  1. ^ Online Etymology Dictionary. 2011-01-04 [2011-01-04]. 
  2. ^ Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 2004, "Gantelope"
  3. ^ Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 2004, "Gauntlet"
  4. ^ Word Origins, 2005, A&C Black, "Gauntlet"
  5. ^ Word Histories and Mysteries, 2004, Houghton Mifflin, "Gauntlet"
  6. ^ gaunt·let2 also gant·let. American Heritage Dictionary. [2015-03-24].