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ostracise

/ˈɒstrəsaɪz/ /ˈɑːstrəsaɪz/

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verb

放逐, 驱逐, 排斥

To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.

Examples :

"In ancient Athens, citizens could ostracise a powerful politician they feared was becoming a tyrant, forcing him to leave the city for ten years. "

在古雅典，公民们可以通过一种叫做“陶片放逐”的程序来放逐他们害怕会变成暴君的强大政治家，迫使他离开城市十年。

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verb

排斥，孤立，排擠。

(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.

Examples :

"After he lied to the whole class, the students began to ostracise him, refusing to talk to him or include him in their games. "

在他對全班撒謊之後，同學們開始排斥他，不跟他講話，也不讓他加入他們的遊戲。

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