| 单词 | ostracize |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['ɔstrəsaiz] |
| 解释 | v.放逐，排斥 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 放逐，排斥(to banish, bar, exclude by ostracism) 【考】 pariah : ostracize / prisoner : confine(被放逐者被放逐/囚 犯被监禁)反义词：take in(接收); welcome(欢迎); include(embrace)(包 括) 【记】 ostrac(贝壳)+ize→ 用投贝壳的方法放逐 ，源自古希腊用贝壳 投票决定是否应该放 逐某人; 【同】 参考：ostracean(牡 蛎); ostrakon(陶片)派生词: ostracism (n. 放逐，排斥) 【例】 The director was ostracized in Hollywood because he was so outspoken. |
| 字源 | ostracize (v.) 1640s, from Greek ostrakizein "to banish," literally "to banish by voting with potshards" (see ostracism). Figurative sense of "to exclude from society" is attested from 1640s. Related: Ostracization; ostracized; ostracizing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 放逐; 将...排斥于群体之外 【记】源于古希腊的贝壳放逐法, 用贝壳投票决定是否放逐某人os我死, trac = track(n 轨迹), ize: 我死的轨迹是在被放逐的路上 【参】ostracism(n 贝壳; 放逐) 【区】ostrich(n 鸵鸟; 回避现实的人) 【类】pariah: ostracize = prisoner: confine被放逐者被放逐 = 囚犯被监禁 【反】take in(接收); welcome(v 欢迎); include(v 包括); embrace(n /v 拥抱); invite to join(邀请参加) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】extra + ciz cis cut，多余的去掉，公司裁员，多余的都开掉了；extract 抽出 + cis 剪掉；将写有某人名字的贝壳抽出并废掉，古希腊的贝壳放逐法 【相关】ostracean 牡蛎 |
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