Ally

Name and shame

發佈時間: 2015/10/13

在資訊爆炸、重視透明度的年代,做了壞事,很容易被網民人肉搜尋出來,然後公開指摘。

「公開指摘」英文可以用denounce(譴責)、publicly criticize(公開批評)等等。例句:The councillor's anti-feminist remarks were denounced in the newspapers.(該議員的反女權主義言論在報紙上受到譴責。)Several kindergartens have been publicly criticized for overcharging tuition fees.(幾所幼稚園被公開批評濫收學費。)

此外,可以用新詞name and shame,即是公開點名(name)以羞辱(shame),利用公眾輿論壓力使某人不再重複犯錯。Name and shame通常用作動詞。例句:They started a campaign to name and shame convicted child sex offenders.(他們發起運動,點名指摘被定罪的兒童性侵犯者。)The report names and shames companies that are not actively paying back society through social responsibility initiatives.(該報告公開指摘那些公司未盡力透過社會責任行動回饋社會。)

撰文: Ally 最漂亮英文專業老師
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