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单词 ostracism
释义
ostracism
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɒs.trə.sɪ.zəm/us
/ˈɑː.strə.sɪ.zəm/
theactionofintentionallynotincludingsomeone in asocialgrouporactivity:
排斥；排挤
AIDSpatientsoftenexperiencesocialostracism anddiscrimination.艾滋病患者经常遭受社会排斥和歧视。
Theyagreedto theceasefireout offearofinternationalostracism.出于对国际排斥的恐惧，他们同意停火。
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ostracize
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  • Thechildrenhad todealwith theheartbreakof ostracism andridicule.
  • Bankrupts often have tofacethe ostracism oftheirfriends.
  • Converts to otherreligionscontinuetoexperiencesocialostracism.
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(Definition ofostracismfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofostracism

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Just asostracismcan slow economic growth, demands for methodological "correctness" can slow scientific progress.
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Although leaving the community brought no formal sanctions against the individual, informal social sanctions likeostracismor refused re-admittance were possibilities.
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Thus, a trade union might offer discounts on holidays to its members, and threaten non-members withostracism.
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The interviewees did not identify these incidents as outright or blatant rudeness,ostracismor deliberate mistreatment.
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Faced withostracismin the workplace, restaurants and public buildings, smokers might decide to abandon cigarettes.
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Apart from guild-related religious exclusions, illegitimates suffered from individual religiousostracism.
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Furthermore, 'a few clients suffered severeostracismby their families when they found out'.
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Fans undergo a high degree of socialostracismfrom those who do not support their interest.
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In discussing their experiences, all women indicated incidences ofostracism, disapproval and ill-treatment of one sort or another and from at least one other person.
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Neither formal rules nor informal sanctions such as socialostracismor socially defined gender roles should hinder participation.
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Steps such asostracism, boycotts, loss of employment, and public denunciation could be used against those who broke the law, as could a variety of self-help measures, such as vendettas.
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It acts as a protection against racism and socialostracismbut also gives sense and value to a life by facilitating differing forms of cultural expression and social engagement.
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Statements about one's reliability increase the cost of cheating, since later violation of the commitment brings down moreostracismand punishment - a second and independent violation of a norm.
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Rather, the pathologies of a rent-based political economy, politicalostracismand the social marginalisation of wide parts of the populace have caused political and economic power to fracture.
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Not only was socialostracisminevitable, but couples seeking to self-arrange marriages were forced to renounce any legal claims to membership of their respective religious faiths.
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