| 释义 |
ostracize/ˈɒstrəsaiz/v. tr. (also 亦作 -ise) 1 exclude (a person) from a society, favour, common privileges, etc.; refuse to associate with 排斥；拒绝与…结交 2 (esp. in ancient Athens) banish (a powerful or unpopular citizen) for five or ten years by popular vote (尤指古代雅典通过全民投票把有权或不受欢迎的人)放逐 (5 年到 10 年) □ ostracism /-siz(ə)m/ n.[Greek ostrakizō from ostrakon ‘shell, potsherd’ (used to write a name on in voting)] |