banish
Significado: To send someone away from a place as an official punishment; to get rid of something unwanted or drive it away completely.
Banish has both a literal sense (expelling someone from a place or country) and a figurative sense (eliminating something undesirable). 'Banished from the kingdom,' 'banish all doubt,' and 'banished to the margins' are standard collocations. The word is common in historical and literary contexts, where kings and rulers banish subjects, and in everyday language, where one might 'banish negative thoughts' or 'banish the cold.' It is stronger and more dramatic than 'remove' or 'dismiss.'
Ejemplos
- The king banished the traitor from the realm, never to return on pain of death. 国王将叛徒逐出国境,永不得归,违者处死。El rey desterró al traidor del reino, con prohibición de regresar bajo pena de muerte.王は反逆者を王国から追放し、死罪をもって二度と帰還を許さぬとした。왕은 반역자를 왕국에서 추방하여, 돌아오면 사형에 처한다고 명했다.
- The warm sunshine banished the last traces of the morning frost. 温暖的阳光驱散了最后一丝晨霜。El cálido sol disipó los últimos restos de escarcha matutina.暖かな日差しが、朝霜の最後の名残を払拭した。따뜻한 햇살이 아침 서리의 마지막 흔적을 말끔히 걷어냈다.
- New regulations have effectively banished smoking from all enclosed public spaces. 新法规有效地禁止了在所有封闭公共场所吸烟。La nueva normativa ha desterrado eficazmente el tabaco de todos los espacios públicos cerrados.新規制により、すべての屋内公共空間から喫煙が事実上追放された。새로운 규제로 인해 모든 밀폐된 공공장소에서 흡연이 사실상 추방되었다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, media, general
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Old French banir (to proclaim, banish), from a Germanic root related to ban (a proclamation, command). In medieval law, banishment was proclaimed publicly — the link between 'announcing' and 'expelling' reflects the public nature of the punishment.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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