ギロチン
also: ギヨチン · ギロティン · ギヨチーヌ
Meanings
1
Refers to the execution device; also used metaphorically for a decisive cut or elimination.
from French
During the French Revolution, many people were executed by guillotine.
That politician's statement was like being put to the guillotine within the party.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉をギロチンにかけるto send someone to the guillotine
The revolutionary government sent many aristocrats to the guillotine.
- ギロチンで処刑するto execute someone by guillotine
He was one of the last people to be executed by guillotine.