- 1刻意避開、疏遠、避而不見
To shun someone is to stay away from them on purpose, and to keep doing it. You do not miss them by accident. You choose not to see them, not to speak, not to let them in. A whole group can shun a person: nobody sits with them, nobody answers. You can also shun a thing — shunning fame, shunning junk food — meaning you refuse it as a rule, not just once. It is a little formal and a little strong. Though actually, it is colder than a plain "avoid." Avoid can be practical, like avoiding a busy road. Shun often carries a feeling of turning your back, even of punishment. Younger people may just say "ghost" or "ignore" in daily talk; shun still shows up in stories, news, and careful writing.
From the word’s history
From Old English sċunian 'to shun, fear, avoid', of uncertain origin.
源自古英文 sċunian「害怕、躲避」，再往前來源不明。
組成It does not split in modern English. It comes from Middle English schonen and Old English scunian, "to avoid" or "to fear." The deeper origin is uncertain, though it is probably tied to a very old root about covering or hiding. Scholars compare hide and shy, but that is a far, learned link, not a piece you can see in the word.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
shunverb/ʃʌn/
- 1
To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
- Acrophobes shun mountaineering.
- British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.
- 2
To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
- I'll shun meeting them for as long as possible.
- 3
To screen, hide.
- 4
To shove, push.
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