1520s, "to enclose with stakes, fence in," from Middle French empaler and directly from Medieval Latin impalare "to push onto a stake," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Latin palus "a stake, prop, stay; wooden post, pole," from PIE *pak-slo-, from root *pag-/*pak- "to fasten" (see pact). Sense of "pierce with a pointed stake" (as torture or punishment) first recorded 1610s. Related: Impaled; impaling.
例文
1. Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus.
研究者は鳥が齧歯動物をサボテンに釘付けにするのを観察した。
2.Singing among the savage branches，it impale itself upon the longest，sharpest spine.
それは自分を最も尖った最も長い刺に釘付けにして、枝の間で婉曲に鳴きます。
3.I poisoned him,but I did not impale him on a spear！
私は彼を毒殺したが、私は彼を槍に挿していない！
4.I say my arrow will impale your brain，now it comes.
私の矢があなたの頭を突き刺すと言った、今それが来ました。
5. Impale ?This will cause the target to bleed and suffer damage over time.