Word · Frequency #27370
torturers
施酷刑者；拷问者；虐待者
torturers is the plural of torturer.
a person who inflicts severe physical pain, usually for punishment or coercion
- 1.
Someone who tortures.
施酷刑者；拷打者；折磨者。
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
In use
The torturer forced the spy to reveal the names of his contacts.
In the old kingdom, torturers were feared more than the king himself.
She wrote a novel about a young woman who falls in love with a torturer.
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。
The villagers feared the torturer of the prisoners.
村民们害怕那些囚犯的施刑者。
[possessive determiner] + torturer
用 my, your, his, her 等物主限定词，表示“折磨某人的人”，比 of 结构更简洁。
She never forgave her torturer.
她从未原谅过她的施刑者。
Common mistakes
The torture was sentenced to ten years in prison.The torturer was sentenced to ten years in prison.
torture 作名词指“拷打、拷问”这一行为，不能指人；表示“实施拷打的人”要用名词 torturer。原句主语应为“拷问者”，所以改为 torturer。
He torturer his victims in the basement.He tortures his victims in the basement.
torturer 是名词“拷问者”，不能作谓语动词。表“拷打、拷问”的动词是 torture；主语 he 是第三人称单数，谓语应变为 tortures。
Connections
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
- 职业施刑者
- In the old regime, he worked as a professional torturer.旧政权时期，他是一名职业施刑者。
- torturer's role
Learner notes
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。
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”。
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.
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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