English Dictionary

death by a thousand cuts

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 比喩的用法

Lingchi, a form of execution. / (figuratively) Gradual decline or failure as the result of many minor mishaps.

日本語の意味

凌遅（りょうち）：肉体を千切りにする処刑方法。 / （比喩的に）小さな失敗や損害が積み重なり、最終的に衰退や破綻に至る状態。

The prisoner was sentenced to a death by a thousand cuts, a brutal form of execution.

その囚人は残酷な処刑方法である凌遅刑を宣告された。

意味（1）

Lingchi, a form of execution.

意味（2）

(figuratively) Gradual decline or failure as the result of many minor mishaps.

The steelmaker warned that moving production overseas would be an inevitable consequence. One executive said: “This is death by a thousand cuts.”

deaths by a thousand cuts （ plural ）