late 13c. (attested in Anglo-Latin from late 12c.), from Old French pilori "pillory" (mid-12c.), related to Medieval Latin pilloria, of uncertain origin, perhaps a diminutive of Latin pila "pillar, stone barrier" (see pillar), but OED finds this proposed derivation "phonologically unsuitable."
pillory (v.)
c. 1600, from pillory (n.). Figurative sense of "expose publicly to ridicule or abuse" is from 1690s. Related: Pilloried.
实用例句
1. She is pillory in the press for her extravagant parties.
她的聚会十分铺张,新闻界对她大加揶揄.来自互联网
2. The world mocks at it and sometimes puts one in the pillory for it.
