单词 | ostracize |
释义 | ostracize v.tr. (also -ise)   1. exclude (a person) from a society, favour, common privileges, etc.; refuse to associate with.   2. (esp. in ancient Athens) banish (a powerful or unpopular citizen) for five or ten years by popular vote. Derivatives ostracism n. Etymology: Gk ostrakizo f. ostrakon shell, potsherd (used to write a name on in voting) |
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