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guillotine
The term carries a heavy historical weight, evoking the French Revolution and the concept of state-sponsored terror. When used in its primary sense, it suggests a cold, mechanical, and irreversible finality. This starkness transfers to its metaphorical use in political or corporate settings, where it describes the sudden, ruthless termination of a debate or a budget.
In industrial contexts, the word loses its macabre connotation and becomes a technical term for precision cutting. The shift from the execution device to the paper cutter reflects a transition from a tool of death to a tool of efficiency, though the shared mechanism of a sliding blade remains the central image.
Ý nghĩa
A device with a sliding blade used for cutting stacks of paper or other materials in a straight line.
Ví dụ
The crowd gathered in the square to watch the prisoner face the guillotine.
I need to use the guillotine in the print shop to trim these brochures.
The revolutionary government decided to guillotine the former king.
The revolutionary government decided to guillotine the former king.
Just guillotine the edges of the stack so they are all even.
The prime minister moved to guillotine the debate to ensure the bill passed by midnight.
He stared at the heavy blade of the guillotine and prayed for a quick end.
Be careful not to put your fingers under the guillotine when cutting the cardstock.
The committee decided to guillotine the funding for the project immediately.