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shrift /ʃrɪft/●give sb/sth short ˈshrift●get short ˈshriftgive sb/sth/get little attention or sympathy 不重视（或同情）；不受重视（或同情）◆Mrs Jones gave my suggestion very short shrift. I was quite surprised.琼斯夫人对我的建议态度冷淡，我觉得很吃惊。◆When Ann complained about the toilets, she got very short shrift.安投诉洗手间的问题，却受到了怠慢。 ORIGIN Shrift was the act of confessing your crimes, etc. to a priest and being forgiven. If a person was given short shrift they were only allowed a short time to do this between being found guilty and being executed or punished. * shrift 指向牧师忏悔自己的罪行并请求原谅的行为。give short shrift 指在被判有罪和被处决或处罚之前只有很短的时间去作上述的忏悔。 |