keelhaul

英 ['kiːlhɔːl] 美 ['kil,hɔl]
  • vt. 严责；使爬进船底
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中文词源

keelhaul 惩罚，重罚

keel,船的龙骨，haul,拉。过去对水手的一种惩罚，把犯了错误的水手沿着船的龙骨拉一圈，因船底通常会寄生有各种各样的海洋生物及贝类，常常非常锋利，遭受这种惩罚的水手轻则遍体鳞伤，重伤缺胳膊断腿。引申词义惩罚，重罚，严厉斥责。

英文词源

keelhaul (v.)
1660s (the experience itself is described from 1620s), from Dutch kielhalen, literally "to haul under the keel," an old punishment. See keel (n.) + haul (v.). Related: Keelhauled. German kielholen, Danish kjølhale, Swedish kölhala also are from Dutch.