
GRE,SAT
vt. 公开抨击;当众嘲笑;处以枷刑(pillory 的过去式和过去分词)
He was regularly pilloried by the press for his radical ideas.
他因观点极端而经常受到新闻界的抨击。
A man has been forced to resign as a result of being pilloried by some of the press.
一名男子因被某些媒体嘲弄而被迫离职。
Her beliefs were pilloried and belittled.
她的信仰被大家所嘲笑和贬低。
He resolved not to be pilloried beside her on her pedestal of shame.
他决心不同她在那受辱台上并肩而立。
And for that Kobe has often been pilloried. But is this really fair?
而且这一点上,一直都成为科比被人取笑的把柄,但是这真的公平吗?
"pilloried"是动词"pillory"的过去分词形式,指通过公开羞辱或谴责的方式使某人遭受严厉批评。该词源自古法语"pilori",最初指中世纪用于公开羞辱罪犯的木制刑具,受刑者会被锁住头部和双手示众。在现代用法中,该词已演变为比喻义,特指通过媒体、社交网络或公共舆论对个人或机构进行道德审判的行为。
其词义包含三个核心要素:
典型用法出现在政治领域和名人报道中,例如:"The politician was pilloried for accepting corporate donations"(该政客因接受企业捐款而遭舆论挞伐)。语言学研究表明,该词在21世纪使用频率较20世纪增加了37%,与网络时代的信息传播特性密切相关。
"Pilloried" 是动词pillory 的过去式和过去分词形式,其含义可从历史本义和现代引申义两个层面理解:
如需进一步了解例句或历史案例,可参考权威词典(如新东方在线词典、海词词典)。
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