shrift
发音
英 [ʃrɪft]
美 [ʃrɪft]
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- n.
- 忏悔
- 悔悟
- 临终忏悔
- 招认
单词词源
shrift 忏悔，悔罪，临终忏悔
来自 shrive 的名词形式，常见于习语 short shrift,短暂的忏悔，引申比喻义不理会，忽视，轻 视等。词性演变比较 scribe,script.
双语例句
- 1. His own personal failures are also given short shrift .
- 对于自己个人的失误，他也作了简短的忏悔。
- 2. Those who seek asylum also receive short shrift .
- 寻求政治避难的人的境况也好不到哪去。
- 3. The bill also gave short shrift to most other clean energy programs .
- 预算法案并没有将大多数的其他的清洁能源计划纳入其考虑范围之内。
- 4. That possibility when applied to china is given short shrift .
- 放之中国，这一可能性则大打折扣。
- 5. Victims of official wrongdoing often make such trips , and usually they are given short shrift .
- 官方错误行为的受害者经常经常这样的上访，通常他们得到的是漠不关心。