naughty step
短语发音
UK
/ˈnɔːti ˌstɛp/
其它
US
/ˈnɔti ˌstɛp/
US
/ˈnɑti-/
US
/-ɾi-/
词形变化
naughty steps
复数
naughty steps
释义与例句
n.
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1.
A place, such as a particular step on a staircase or a stool, where a child is sent to sit in silence as a punishment.
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2.
A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.
比喻
词源
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, sense 2 (“state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment”) is attested earlier than sense 1 (“place where a child is sent to sit as a punishment”), though logically sense 2 follows from sense 1. The term was popularized by the professional nanny and author Jo Frost (born 1970) in the British television show Supernanny (first broadcast in 2004).
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