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单词 Coventry
释义

Coventry

/ˈkɒvəntrɪ/
an industrial city in the west Midlands of England; pop. 271,100 (est. 2009).
考文垂(英格兰中西部的一个工业城市, 2009年估计人口271,100)。
短语

send someone to Coventry

chiefly Brit. refuse to associate with or speak to someone
〈主英〉拒绝与某人交往; 拒绝与某人说话。
ORIGIN: sometimes said to stem from the extreme unpopularity of soldiers stationed in Coventry, who were cut off socially by the citizens, or because Royalist prisoners were sent there during the English Civil war, the city being staunchly Parliamentarian.
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