scaffold

/ˈskæfəld/

a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)

中文释义：断头台；绞刑架

The condemned man was led to the scaffold in front of a large crowd.

那个被判刑的人被带到断头台前，周围聚集了一大群人。

In medieval times, public executions on the scaffold were common.

在中世纪，公开在断头台上处决是很常见的。