The jailer caned the man.是什么意思？

The jailer caned the man.

狱卒用藤条鞭打这个人。

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.

caned

vt. 用苔杖打（cane的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
In Wales in the same era, boys were caned for speaking Welsh in the playground...
在同一时期的威尔士,男孩们在操场上讲威尔士语是要吃鞭子的。

man

n. 男人，人类，男子汉，雇工；vt. 使振作，操纵，给…配置人员，在…就位；int. （表示惊讶、气愤等）嘿，天哪；

例句
Derek was taken aback when a man answered the phone.
德里克吓了一跳，居然是一个男的接的电话。