jack ketch中文什么意思

〔英国〕绞刑史。

• jack:     jack3 n. 1.( ...
• ketch:    n. 【航海】双桅船。
• bomb ketch:    双桅炮船

百科释义

John Ketch, generally known as Jack Ketch, (died November 1686) was an infamous English executioner employed by King Charles II. He became famous through the way he performed his duties during the tumults of the 1680s, when he was often mentioned in broadsheet accounts that circulated throughout the Kingdom of England.