banish

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Meaning: To send someone away from a place as an official punishment; to get rid of something unwanted or drive it away completely.

放逐,将某人作为官方惩罚而驱离某地;彻底消除或驱散不想要的事物。
Desterrar; enviar a alguien lejos de un lugar como castigo oficial; eliminar o ahuyentar por completo algo indeseable.
追放する、公式な罰としてある場所から追い払うこと。望ましくないものを完全に取り除くまたは払拭すること。
추방하다, 공식적인 처벌로서 어떤 장소에서 내쫓는 것. 원치 않는 것을 완전히 제거하거나 몰아내는 것.

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.'

banish 既有字面含义(将某人从某地或某国驱逐),也有比喻含义(消除不想要的东西)。'banished from the kingdom(被逐出王国)''banish all doubt(消除一切疑虑)''banished to the margins(被边缘化)'是常见搭配。该词常见于历史和文学语境,国王和统治者放逐臣民;在日常用语中,人们可能'banish negative thoughts(驱散消极想法)'或'banish the cold(驱走寒冷)'。它比'remove(移除)'或'dismiss(打发)'更强烈、更具戏剧性。
Banish tiene un sentido literal (expulsar a alguien de un lugar o país) y otro figurado (eliminar algo indeseable). 'Banished from the kingdom' (desterrado del reino), 'banish all doubt' (disipar toda duda) y 'banished to the margins' (relegado a los márgenes) son colocaciones habituales. Es frecuente en contextos históricos y literarios, donde reyes y gobernantes destierran a sus súbditos, así como en el lenguaje cotidiano, donde se puede 'banish negative thoughts' (ahuyentar los pensamientos negativos) o 'banish the cold' (espantar el frío). Es más contundente y dramático que 'remove' o 'dismiss'.
banish には文字通りの意味(人をある場所や国から追放する)と比喩的な意味(望ましくないものを除去する)がある。「banished from the kingdom(王国から追放された)」「banish all doubt(すべての疑念を払拭する)」「banished to the margins(周縁に追いやられた)」が標準的な共起表現である。歴史や文学の文脈で、王や統治者が臣民を追放する場面に多用されるほか、日常語としても「banish negative thoughts(ネガティブな思考を追い払う)」「banish the cold(寒さを吹き飛ばす)」のように使われる。「remove」や「dismiss」よりも力強く劇的な語である。
banish는 문자 그대로의 의미(사람을 어떤 장소나 나라에서 추방하는 것)와 비유적 의미(바람직하지 않은 것을 제거하는 것) 모두를 가진다. 'banished from the kingdom(왕국에서 추방된)', 'banish all doubt(모든 의심을 불식시키다)', 'banished to the margins(변두리로 밀려난)'가 일반적인 연어이다. 왕이나 통치자가 신하를 추방하는 역사적·문학적 맥락에서, 그리고 '부정적인 생각을 떨쳐내다'나 '추위를 몰아내다'와 같은 일상적 표현에서 흔히 사용된다. 'remove(제거하다)'나 'dismiss(물리치다)'보다 더 강하고 극적인 어감을 지닌다.

Examples

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: literary, media, general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

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.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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