shrift
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shrift /ʃrɪft/ 〔观点、建议等〕当即遭到否定,受冷遇 → get/be given short shrift at short1(15)
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shrift /ʃrɪft/

shrift /ʃrɪft/

Language: Old English
Origin: scrift, from scrifan (of a Christian priest) 'to hear and forgive someone's sins'
⇨ get/be given short shrift at short1(15)
Origin: scrift, from scrifan (of a Christian priest) 'to hear and forgive someone's sins'