"to whip, scourge," 1620s, from Latin flagellatus, past participle of flagellare "to scourge, lash" (see flagellum). Related: Flagellated; flagellating. An earlier verb for this in English was flagellen (mid-15c.; see flail (v.)).
flagellate (adj.)
1851, from flagellum + -ate (1).
实用例句
1. From that day on, the farmer would not flagellate his ox anymore.
从那天起，农夫再也不鞭打牛了。来自辞典例句
2. A single - celled microorganism, especially a flagellate protozoan of the genus Monas.
单胞体 单细胞 的微生物, 尤指单''.'胞'. ''虫类的有鞭毛的原生动物.来自互联网
3. Relating to or caused by a flagellate organism.
