At the end of a long wooden bridge across the Tagliamento military carabiniere were seizing all officers, giving them drumhead trials, and executing them by the river bank. 在塔利亚门托河上一座木桥的一头,宪兵见军官便抓,对他们进行战地军法审判,就在河边处决。
drumhead
[ noun ]
a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum
<noun.artifact> [ adj ]
performed speedily and without formality
<adj.all> a summary execution summary justice
Drumhead \Drum"head`\, n. 1. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.
2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for levers used in turning it. See Illust. of {Capstan}.
{Drumhead court-martial} (Mil.), a summary court-martial called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of march, when, sometimes, a drumhead has to do service as a writing table.