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单词 pariah
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pa•ri•ah /pəˈraɪə/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. an outcast;
    any person that is avoided or is not accepted.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pa•ri•ah  (pə rī′ə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an outcast.
  2. any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
  3. Language Varieties(cap.) a member of a low caste in southern India and Burma.
  • Tamil paṟaiyar, plural of paṟaiyan literally, drummer (from a hereditary duty of the caste), derivative of paṟai a festival drum
  • 1605–15
pa•ri′ah•dom, n. 
pa•ri′ah•ism, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
pariah /pəˈraɪə; ˈpærɪə/ n
  1. a social outcast
  2. (formerly) a member of a low caste in South India
Etymology: 17th Century: from Tamil paraiyan drummer, from parai drum; so called because members of the caste were the drummers at festivals
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