| 单词 | to name and shame |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto name and shame b. transitive. to name and shame: to disclose publicly (perceived) wrongdoing, failure, or weakness on the part of a person or institution; (also) to expose private behaviour to public censure. Cf. naming and shaming at naming n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > disclosure or revelation > disclose or reveal [verb (transitive)] > what is bad expose1693 satirize1798 to show up1893 spotlight1913 debunk1923 to name and shame1978 1978 Daily Mirror 9 May 13/4 The parents of these young villains should be named and shamed into accepting their responsibilities. 1996 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 15 June 8 He tells Molly there are 20 million land mines in Angola alone... She finds a cause in naming and shaming those responsible. 1999 Earth Matters Summer 7/2 Friends of the Earth's Factory Watch Campaign..named and shamed some 100 companies that release large quantities of cancer-causing chemicals. 2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) xii. 253 The case..raised fundamental questions not just about the stigmatisation of those name and shamed, but also about the purpose of the judicial process. < as lemmas |
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