short shrift

短语

[法] 临终忏悔, 装死的短暂时间

发音

UK /ˌʃɔːt ˈʃɹɪft/
US /ˌʃɔɹt ˈʃɹɪft/

词形变化

short shrifts 复数 short shrifts

别名

short shift

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A rushed sacrament of confession given to a prisoner who is to be executed very soon.

    可数 历史 不可数 宗教
  2. 2.

    Speedy execution, usually without any proper determination of guilt.

    不可数 引申义 可数
  3. 3.

    A short interval of relief or time.

    可数 引申义 不可数
  4. 4.

    Sometimes preceded by the: a quick dismissal or rejection, especially one which is impolite and undertaken without proper consideration.

    比喻 不可数 可数

    The bank gave me short shrift when I applied for a loan.

  5. 5.

    Something dealt with or overcome quickly and without difficulty; something made short work of.

    过时 比喻 不可数 可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

rejection

词源

From short + shrift (“act of going to or hearing a religious confession; confession to a priest”). Shrift is derived from Middle English shrift (“confession to a priest; act or instance of this; sacrament of penance; penance assigned by a priest; penitence, repentance; punishment for sin”) [and other forms], from Old English sċrift (“penance, shrift; something prescribed as punishment, penalty; one who passes sentence, a judge”), from sċrīfan (“of a priest: to prescribe absolution or penance; to pass judgment, ordain, prescribe; to appoint, decree”) (whence shrive), from Proto-Germanic *skrībaną (“to write”), from Latin scrībō (“to write”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- (“to scratch, tear”).

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