例文
- The term is also used figuratively for any beating in general, regardless of the implement ( e . g . in Scotland, the tawse, a forked type of strap, was frequently called the belt ) or even absence thereof, also in the figurative sense, such as a defeat or similarly unpleasant, painful and / or humiliating ( e . g . verbal ) treatment, or even an impersonal misfortune that feels as painful, such as a financial loss.
