Word · Frequency #27370
torturer
施酷刑者；拷问者；虐待者
核心释义
a person who inflicts severe physical pain, usually for punishment or coercion
- 1.
施酷刑者；拷打者；折磨者。
Someone who tortures.
施酷刑者；拷打者；折磨者。；拷问者；虐待者；[法] 拷问者；虐待者；酷吏
用法In use
The torturer forced the spy to reveal the names of his contacts.
用法提示：此处为名词，作主语，指施加酷刑的人。
In the old kingdom, torturers were feared more than the king himself.
用法提示：复数名词，作主语，指一类施加酷刑的人。
She wrote a novel about a young woman who falls in love with a torturer.
用法提示：名词，作介词宾语，指实施酷刑的人。
be a torturer
torturer 是可数名词，常作表语；强调某人的职业或行为身份。
He was a torturer during the war, but he now regrets his actions.
战争期间他曾是一名施刑者，但现在他后悔自己的所作所为。
the torturer of [sb/sth]
用 of 引出被施刑的对象；这里指实施酷刑的人，而不是刑罚或工具。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- sadistic torturer
- 残忍的施刑者
- The novel's villain is a sadistic torturer who enjoys his work.小说中的反派是个残忍的施刑者，他享受自己的工作。
- torturer's victim
- 拷问者的受害者
- The torturer's victim finally confessed under the pain.拷问者的受害者最终在痛苦中招供了。
- state torturer
- 国家施刑者
- The dictator's secret police were state torturers.独裁者的秘密警察是国家施刑者。
- torturer's tools
- 拷问者的工具
- The museum displayed the torturer's tools in glass cases.博物馆在玻璃柜中展出了拷问者的工具。
- professional torturer
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：torture（折磨）加上表示人的-er，折磨别人的人就是拷问者、虐待者。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、法律与人权语境、历史叙述 torturer 是中性名词，多用于新闻、法律或历史语境，指实施酷刑的人；日常口语中较少使用，可译为“拷问者”或“虐待者”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
torturer /ˈtɔːrtʃərər/ has no common exact rhyme. The words murderer, wanderer, conqueror, and treasurer share the final unstressed sequence /ərər/, but their stressed vowels differ, so none rhymes with torturer. Be careful with lookalikes: torture /ˈtɔːrtʃər/ lacks the final /ər/ syllable, and tutor /ˈtuːtər/ sounds quite different.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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