The jailer did violence to prisoners.是什么意思？

The jailer did violence to prisoners.

那个监狱看守凶暴地虐待犯人.

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

jailer

n. <过时>监狱看守，狱卒；

例句
The jailer came in the evening. Dant è s was on his bed.
傍晚时分,狱卒来了,唐太斯已上了床.

did

v. 做( do的过去式)，干，学习，研究；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

violence

n. 暴力，强暴，暴虐，猛烈，激烈，歪曲（事实），曲解（意义），冒渎，不敬；

例句
He was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation...
他是一个憎恶采用暴力而坚决主张和解的人。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

prisoners

n. 囚徒( prisoner的名词复数 )，俘虏，被夺去自由的人[动物]等；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。