사회나 집단에서 어떤 사람을 배척하거나 소외시키다.
To exclude someone from a society or group by general consent or shunning.
예문:
"The whistleblower was ostracized by his colleagues after reporting the corporate fraud."
"In many tight-knit communities, those who break traditional norms are often ostracized."
고대 그리스에서 시민들의 투표를 통해 위험한 인물을 일정 기간 국외로 추방하다.
In ancient Greece, to banish a citizen from a city-state for a period of years by popular vote using pottery shards.
예문:
"The Athenian assembly voted to ostracize the politician to prevent him from gaining too much power."
"Ancient Greeks used pottery shards to cast their votes on whom to ostracize from the city-state."