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persecution n.迫害 (1) 那个异教徒遭到残酷迫害。(2) 持异议者去了海外以逃避政治迫害。 The noun persecution is related to persecute, which comes from Latin persecut-, meaning “followed with hostility.” Persecution means hassling or singling out a person or group because of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or social status. In many schools, the persecution of students by bullies has resulted in a zero-tolerance policy for such despicable behavior.

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英 [ˌpɜːsɪ'kjuːʃn] 美 [ˌpɜːsɪ'kjuːʃn] (1) The heretic met with severe persecution.(2) The dissidents went abroad to escape political persecution. Persecution is unfair or abusive treatment toward a person or group of people, such as the persecution of someone who is different by calling him or her rude names and making threats. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（尤指因宗教、政治信仰或种族而受到的）迫害 Persecution is cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group, especially because of their religious or political beliefs, or their race.   [also N in pl]...the persecution of minorities.对少数派的迫害...victims of political persecution...政治迫害的受害者We had to leave the country because of the persecutions.由于受到迫害，我们不得不离开这个国家。

英语单词	persecution
英美音标	英 [ˌpɜːsɪ'kjuːʃn] 美 [ˌpɜːsɪ'kjuːʃn]
中文释义	n.迫害
英语例句	(1) The heretic met with severe persecution. (2) The dissidents went abroad to escape political persecution.
中文例句	(1) 那个异教徒遭到残酷迫害。 (2) 持异议者去了海外以逃避政治迫害。
vocabulary简明	Persecution is unfair or abusive treatment toward a person or group of people, such as the persecution of someone who is different by calling him or her rude names and making threats.
vocabulary扩展	The noun persecution is related to persecute, which comes from Latin persecut-, meaning “followed with hostility.” Persecution means hassling or singling out a person or group because of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, or social status. In many schools, the persecution of students by bullies has resulted in a zero-tolerance policy for such despicable behavior.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（尤指因宗教、政治信仰或种族而受到的）迫害 Persecution is cruel and unfair treatment of a person or group, especially because of their religious or political beliefs, or their race. [also N in pl] ...the persecution of minorities. 对少数派的迫害 ...victims of political persecution... 政治迫害的受害者 We had to leave the country because of the persecutions. 由于受到迫害，我们不得不离开这个国家。

Persecution Political Person Unfair Treatment Group 英 ˌpɜːsɪ'Kjuːʃn] 美