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spike

/spaɪk/B1

尖铁 / 大钉 (n.)

指长而尖的金属或木头钉子。剧中「head on a spike」是指把砍下来的人头挂在「长矛/尖刺」上示众,是古装剧里标志性的血腥惩罚。

She's fresh widowed, Cat.
-She doesn't know what she's saying. -Lysa's head would be on a spike right now
if the wrong people had found that letter.
spike — Game of Thrones S01E01 · ReelWord