pariah
pariah
[pəˈrʌɪə]
noun
[pəˈrʌɪə]
noun
- an outcast
受蔑视的人（或动物）；被社会遗弃的人
they were treated as social pariahs.
他们被当作社会弃儿来对待。 - (historical)a member of a low caste or of no caste in southern India
(史)（印度南部的）贱民；无种姓者
- early 17th cent.: from Tamil paṛaiyar, plural of paṛaiyan ('hereditary) drummer', from paṛai 'a drum'(pariahs not being allowed to join in with a religious procession)
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