hangman
US /ˈhæŋ.mən/
UK /ˈhæŋ.mən/
名詞
1.
絞首刑執行人
a person who hangs condemned criminals
例:
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In medieval times, the hangman was a feared figure.
中世では、絞首刑執行人は恐れられた存在だった。
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The crowd watched as the hangman prepared the gallows.
群衆は絞首刑執行人が絞首台を準備するのを見ていた。
2.
ハングマン, 単語当てゲーム
a word-guessing game in which one player thinks of a word and the other tries to guess it by suggesting letters within a certain number of guesses, with incorrect guesses leading to parts of a stick figure being drawn on a gallows
例:
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Let's play a game of hangman to pass the time.
時間をつぶすためにハングマンをしよう。
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The kids were engrossed in a game of hangman on the blackboard.
子供たちは黒板でハングマンのゲームに夢中だった。
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