今日短语. 表达 “to give someone the third degree” 的意思是 “为了获取信息而严刑逼问某人”。它的原义是警察对罪犯、嫌疑人进行拷问，但在日常生活 ...

Some etymologists trace the phrase "The Third Degree" back to Freemasonry, but by the early 20th century, the term had become firmly associated with something entirely different: harsh police ...

I will call it ignorance to the third degree. Let me give an example of it from someone with whom my interlocutor would never suspect he could be compared.

Changes to jury instructions on what constitutes third-degree murder is opening the door to stiffer penalties for dangerous ...