pariah
pariah — 名詞
- pariahsingular
- pariahsplural
1. Someone whom a group or society completely rejects and actively avoids — exclude
被排斥的人
遭群體排斥並迴避的人
Someone whom a group or society completely rejects and actively avoids — excluded because of their beliefs, actions, background, or a scandal involving them.
After publicly criticizing the team's leadership, Mei-Lin became a pariah among her coworkers and was excluded from all meetings.
Mei-Lin 在公開批評團隊的領導層後，成了同事之間被排斥的人，所有會議都不讓她參加。
become a pariah among [group]
The former politician was treated as a pariah in his hometown after the corruption scandal broke.
那位前政治人物在貪腐醜聞爆發後，在自己的家鄉被當成被排斥的人。
treated as a pariah
Chidi never expected that reporting the fraud would make him a pariah among his longtime colleagues.
Chidi 從未想過，揭發詐騙案竟會讓他在共事多年的同事當中成為被排斥的人。
Anyone who refuses to follow the group's strict rules risks becoming a social pariah.
任何拒絕遵守團體嚴格規範的人，都有被當成被排斥的人的風險。
文法句型
pariah among [group of people]
treat [someone] as a pariah
become a pariah
social pariah
用法筆記
Stronger than 'outcast' — pariah implies that people actively avoid and shun the person, not merely exclude them from a group.
常見錯誤
2. Any country or government rejected by the international community and treated as
被孤立的國家
受國際社會排斥的國家或政權
Any country or government rejected by the international community and treated as an outsider, usually because its actions — such as human rights abuses, aggression, or supporting terrorism — are considered unacceptable.
North Korea has remained a pariah state for decades, cut off from most of the international community.
北韓數十年來一直是個被孤立的國家，與大部分國際社會切斷往來。
pariah state collocation
The regime's aggressive actions turned the country into a global pariah under sweeping trade sanctions.
該政權的侵略行徑使該國在全面貿易制裁下成為全球孤立的國家。
global pariah collocation
Diplomats warned that refusing to cooperate with the investigation would make the nation an international pariah.
外交官警告，拒絕配合調查將使該國成為國際上被孤立的國家。
A former trading partner, the country became a pariah after supporting armed groups across the border.
該國曾是重要的貿易夥伴，但在資助邊境武裝團體後成了被孤立的國家。
- rogue state
Suggests dangerous or unpredictable behaviour beyond mere isolation
- isolated nation
Neutral description that does not carry the same emotional weight as pariah
文法句型
pariah state
international pariah
global pariah
pariah regime
用法筆記
Commonly appears in news and political analysis in the fixed collocations 'pariah state' and 'international pariah'. Often paired with a reason clause explaining why the country is isolated.
常見錯誤
3. A historical term describing someone belonging to a low-status social group (cas
賤民
南印度最低種姓成員（現屬冒犯語）
A historical term describing someone belonging to a low-status social group (caste) in southern India. This label is today widely regarded as offensive and outdated — modern usage should refer to specific caste names or use neutral phrases such as 'historically marginalized caste group'.
British colonial officials in nineteenth-century India sometimes referred to lower-caste workers as pariahs, a label now recognized as deeply offensive.
十九世紀英國殖民官員有時將低種姓工人稱為 pariahs，這個標籤如今已被視為極具冒犯性。
historical usage note
Dictionaries mark the caste meaning of 'pariah' as offensive because of its history of discriminatory use.
各字典將 pariah 的種姓含義標記為冒犯語，因為該詞帶有歧視性的使用歷史。
Scholars of Indian history avoid the term 'pariah', preferring to refer to specific caste names instead.
研究印度歷史的學者如今避免使用 pariah 一詞，而傾向使用具體的種姓名稱。
Activists have pushed publishers to remove the caste meaning of 'pariah' from modern dictionaries.
社運人士已推動出版業者將 pariah 的種姓含義從現代字典中移除。
用法筆記
Do not use this sense in modern writing. It reflects colonial-era categorization and carries a history of discrimination. Use neutral alternatives such as 'person from a historically marginalized caste' or the specific community's name.