| 词汇 | effigy |
| 释义 | in effigySymbolically; publicly in the form of an effigy. (Typically used with the verbs "burn" or "hang.") In protest of the war, a large group has set about burning the president in effigy outside the White House. burn (one) in effigyTo set on fire something that symbolizes a person who one opposes. In protest of the war, a large group has set about burning the president in effigy. hang (someone) in effigyTo protest someone by displaying a representation of them, such as an image or dummy, being hanged. (An "effigy" is such a representation.) In protest of the war, a large group has set about hanging the president in effigy outside the White House. burn someone in effigyto burn a dummy or other figure that represents a hated person. For the third day in a row, they burned the king in effigy. Until they have burned you in effigy, you can't really be considered a famous leader. hang someone in effigyFig. to hang a dummy or some other figure of a hated person. They hanged the dictator in effigy. The angry mob hanged the president in effigy. in effigySymbolically. For example, That umpire was completely unfair-let's burn him in effigy. Now used only figuratively, this term formerly signified a way of carrying out the sentence of a criminal who had escaped, such as burn in effigy or hang in effigy. A dummy was made of the criminal or a detested political figure and subjected to the prescribed punishment. [c. 1600] in effigy Symbolically, especially in the form of an effigy: The deposed dictator was burned in effigy by the crowd. |
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