| 释义 |
首级shǒují〈古代arch.〉指作战时斩下的人头(秦法,斩下敌人一个人头,加爵一级,后来就把斩下的敌人的头颅叫首级)。{(according to the law of the State of Qin, soldiers who chopped off one enemy head would be awarded a feudal rank or a promotion in feudal ranking. Thus 首级, literally meaning ‘head and rank’, has come to refer to ‘chopped-off enemy's head’.) chopped-off head in battle} |