English Dictionary

gauntlet

名詞

古語 比喩的用法

(archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment. / A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.

日本語の意味

（古語）刑罰として、犯人に対し2列に並んだ攻撃者が襲撃する行為・様式 / 複数の方向または両側からの同時攻撃

In the medieval town, criminals were compelled to pass through the gauntlet, receiving blows from two parallel rows of townsmen.

中世の町では、罪人は二列に並んだ町人たちの間を通らされ、罰として殴られた。

意味（1）

(archaic) Two parallel rows of attackers who strike at a criminal as punishment.

意味（2）

A simultaneous attack from two or more sides.

意味（3）

(figuratively) Any challenging, difficult, or painful ordeal, often one performed for atonement or punishment.

[John] Winthrop ran the gantlet of daily slights from his neighbors.

意味（4）

(rail transport) A temporary convergence of two parallel railroad tracks allowing passage through a narrow opening in each direction without switching.

gauntlets （ plural ）