What It Means

Ostracize means "to exclude from a group by common consent."

Ostracize 的意思是“通过共同意识将其排除在一个群体之外”。

Examples

"Our mental health suffers if we feel separated, ostracized or lack a sense of belonging." — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021

如果我们感到被孤立、被排斥或缺乏归属感，我们的心理健康就会受到影响。

The Senator knew that he might be ostracized by his party, but he voted with his heart and against the party line, nevertheless.

Did You Know?

In ancient Greece, citizens whose power or influence threatened the stability of the state could be exiled by a practice called ostracism. Voters would elect to banish another citizen by writing that citizen‘s name down on a potsherd. Those receiving enough votes would then be subject to temporary exile from the state. Ostracize originated with the meaning "to exile by the ancient method of ostracism," but these days it usually refers to the general exclusion of a person from a group at the agreement of its members.

在古希腊，权力或影响力威胁到国家稳定的公民可以通过被称为排斥的做法驱逐。选民会把另一个公民的名字写在一块瓦片上，以此来驱逐他。 那些获得足够选票的人将被暂时驱逐出境。 Ostracize 起源于“to exile by the ancient method of ostracism「以古老的排斥方法流放」”的意思，但现在它通常指的是在其成员同意的情况下将一个人排除在一群体外。

Quiz

Fill in the blanks to complete a verb meaning "to withdraw oneself from residence in or allegiance to one‘s native country": e _ p _ _ r _ _ t _.

expatriate