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单词 persona non grata
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Definition of persona non grata in English:

persona non grata

nounPlural personae non gratae pəˌsəʊnə nɒn ˈɡrɑːtəpəˌsəʊnə nəʊn ˈɡrɑːtəˌpərˌsoʊnə ˌnɑn ˈɡrɑdə
  • An unacceptable or unwelcome person.

    Nabokov was persona non grata with the regime
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rumours thickened as they spread and she and her three daughters were practically declared personae non gratae.
    • In 1980, thee couple was declared personae non gratae by the convention, and letters were sent requesting that they not return from their furlough.
    Synonyms
    pariah, reject, leper, untouchable

Origin

Latin, from persona (see persona) + non 'not' + grata, feminine of gratus 'pleasing'.

Rhymes

barter, Bata, cantata, carter, cassata, charter, chipolata, ciabatta, darter, desiderata, errata, garter, imprimatur, Inkatha, Jakarta, Magna Carta, Maratha, martyr, Odonata, passata, rata, Renata, Río de la Plata, serenata, sonata, Sparta, starter, strata, taramasalata, tartar, Tatar, Zapata
 
 

Definition of persona non grata in US English:

persona non grata

nounˌpərˌsōnə ˌnän ˈɡrädəˌpərˌsoʊnə ˌnɑn ˈɡrɑdə
  • An unacceptable or unwelcome person.

    from now on, these yellow journalists can consider themselves personae non gratae
    Compare with persona grata
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rumours thickened as they spread and she and her three daughters were practically declared personae non gratae.
    • In 1980, thee couple was declared personae non gratae by the convention, and letters were sent requesting that they not return from their furlough.
    Synonyms
    pariah, reject, leper, untouchable

Origin

Latin, from persona (see persona) + non ‘not’ + grata, feminine of gratus ‘pleasing’.

 
 
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