| 英语单词 | pariah |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [pə'raɪə] 美 [pə'raɪə] |
| 中文释义 | n.南印度的最下级民;贱民;被社会遗弃者 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The emancipation process of pariah began in the period of colony. (2) A small country with many foes cannot afford to become a pariah. (3) She has been pilloried and turned into a pariah. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 贱民解放的过程起始于殖民地时期。 (2) 有着众多敌人的小国承担不起变成被遗弃贱民的代价。 (3) 公众嘲笑她,她变成了弃儿。 |
| vocabulary简明 | A pariah is someone that has been soundly rejected by their community. Your constant gossiping might make you a pariah on campus. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Pariah takes its name from a tribe in Southeast India. The pariahs were drummers, sorcerers, and servants who became untouchables in Indian society because of the unsanitary jobs they did. Pariah maintains this sense of untouchableness. Pariahs are not just unliked, they are avoided at all costs. Imagine how a once popular restaurant could gain pariah status if it fails health inspections three times in a row. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]社会弃儿 If you describe someone as a pariah, you mean that other people dislike them so much that they refuse to associate with them. [disapproval]
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