单词 | short shrift |
释义 | short shrift (once / 17485 pages) n When you're treated rudely or curtly by someone, like a doctor who sends you away without listening to your list of symptoms, you're given short shrift. If you reject someone who wants to join your club without even reading his application, you give him short shrift, because you've turned him down without really giving him a chance. Shrift is an old fashioned word for a confession to a priest, and in the 1500s short shrift meant the brief chance a condemned prisoner had to confess before being put to death. It wasn't until the early 1800s when it began to refer to a hasty dismissal. WORD FAMILYshort shrift: short shrifts USAGE EXAMPLESAnd she was extremely happy during these early days of marriage, another aspect of her life that sometimes gets short shrift. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) First ladies have received the short shrift on screen before, but never quite so brusquely. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) Those who claim the rise of his party is part of a global movement towards "post-truth politics" get short shrift. BBC(Nov 28, 2016) n a brief and unsympathetic rejection they made short shrift of my request Syn|Hyper summary treatment rejection the speech act of rejecting |
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