pariah

pariah

英 [pə'raɪə]
　　美 [pə'raɪə]

n. 賤民（印度的最下階級）

中文詞源：

pariah 賤民

來自葡萄牙語paria,來自南印度泰米爾語paraiyar,鼓手。因印度是一個種姓制度嚴格的國傢，鼓手來自最低等級，即賤民階級。

例句：

1. Shortly Tom came upon the juvenile pariah of the village.
不一會兒,湯姆碰上瞭村裡的少年棄兒.

2. His landlady had treated him like a dangerous criminal, a pariah.
房東太太對待他就像對待危險的罪犯、對待社會棄兒一樣。

3. The emancipation process of pariah began in the period of colony.
賤民解放的過程起始於殖民地時期.

4. Ronaldo : He's not a pariah, he's a very gifted boy.
他不是一個“賤小孩”, 他是一個天賦十足的男孩.

5. His removal by force, however, has made Honduras a pariah among regional nations.
然而他被武力推翻的事實導致洪都拉斯在該地區各國中地位低下.