"shrift" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 懺悔（宗教）
• 赦免

Definition

Shrift 是一個古老的詞，指向神父懺悔並得到赦免的行為。現在多用於“short shrift”這類短語，表示很少或很快的關注。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Shrift” 現在幾乎只在“short shrift”等片語中出現，多半用於文學或歷史語境。“Short shrift”意指對某事或某人不予重視，很快帶過。

Examples

The prisoner asked for shrift before his execution.

囚犯在處決前請求**懺悔**。

The king granted him shrift for his sins.

國王赦免了他的**懺悔**。

Confession and shrift were important in medieval times.

在中世紀，懺悔和**赦免**很重要。

He got short shrift from his boss after making a mistake.

他犯錯後老闆只是**草率處理**了一下。

The problem was given short shrift and quickly forgotten.

這個問題被**草草處理**，很快就被遺忘了。

If you complain too much, you'll just get short shrift.

如果你抱怨太多，只會被**敷衍了事**。