出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第255页(282字)
指用严刑拷打使无罪的人承认被诬陷的罪名,例在清朝的腐败统治下,不知有多少善良百姓被贪官污吏屈打成招,弄得家破人亡。
During the decadent rule of the Qing Dynasty,corrupt officials extorted confessions by torture,leaving the families of an untold number of innocent and good people decimated.