naughty step

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈnɔːti ˌstɛp/    美 /ˈnɔti ˌstɛp/|/ˈnɑti-/|[-ɾi-]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A place, such as a particular step on a staircase or a stool, where a child is sent to sit in silence as a punishment. UK
    — She is still talking to them at length about bringing up children without naughty steps.
  2. A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour. UK,figuratively
    — When David Cameron moved into Downing Street he probably thought that he would only ever banish his children to the naughty step. But a member of the cabinet [Liam Fox] has been placed on the Downing Street naughty step after weeks of bad behaviour which has tested the prime minister's patience to its limits.

词形变化

naughty steps plural

词源

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, sense 2 (“state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment”) is attested earlier than sense 1 (“place where a child is sent to sit as a punishment”), though logically sense 2 follows from sense 1. The term was popularized by the professional nanny and author Jo Frost (born 1970) in the British television show Supernanny (first broadcast in 2004).
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