Send to Coventry——抵制某人

Send to Coventry——抵制某人

李啟文

SendtoCoventry——抵制某人

**todeliberatelyignore,shun,orostracizesomeone--treatingthemasinvisible

~~孤立某人；抵制某人；排斥某人；冷落某人

~~cold-shoulder;turnone'sbackon;givesomeonethego-by/brush-off

!!ThetermreferredtotheEnglishCivilWarsofthe1640sbetweenforcesloyaltotheKingofEnglandandthoseloyaltoParliament.CoventrywasastaunchParliamentarianstronghold.WhenRoyalistprisonerswerecapturednearbyandbroughttothecityforimprisonment,thelocalresidentstreatedthemwithopenhostility,refusingtospeaktothemorhaveanythingtodowiththem.TheresidentsofCoventryalsostronglyopposedtohavingParliamentariansoldiersbilletedintheirhouses.Thesesoldierswerecold-shoulderedandnotspokento.Thecollectiveshunningisbelievedtobetherootanddefinitionoftheidiom.

這個詞語源自於十七世紀四十年代英國國王效忠派與議會效忠派之間的內戰。考文垂是議會派的堅定據點。當附近被捕的保皇派俘虜被帶到該城關押時，當地居民對他們表現出明顯敵意，拒絕與他們交談或有任何往來。考文垂居民亦強烈反對議會派士兵在自家駐紮。這些士兵遭受冷落，無人理會。這種集體排斥被認為是該成語的由來與定義。

>>WhenNorthKoreacontinuedmissiletests,theUNSecurityCouncilsentitsrepresentativestoCoventry,barringthemfrominformalbriefings.

朝鮮持續試射飛彈時，聯合國安理會抵制其代表，禁止他們參加非正式簡報會。

學勤進修教育中心英語專科導師李啟文教授