ostracism

n. 流放, 放逐, 排斥 [法] 流放, 放逐, 排斥

发音

UK /ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/
其它

词形变化

ostracisms 复数 ostracisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    In ancient Athens (and some other cities), the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered dangerous to the state.

    陶片放逐制

    可数 历史 不可数
  2. 2.

    Banishment by some general consent.

    可数 比喻 不可数
  3. 3.

    Temporary exclusion from a community or society.

    放逐

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

banishment

上位词 4

riddance expulsion exclusion ejection

词源

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὀστρακισμός (ostrakismós, “banishment by means of voting with pot shards”), from ὀστρακίζω (ostrakízō, “ostracize”) + -ισμός (-ismós, “-ism”), from ὄστρακον (óstrakon, “clay pot”).

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