ostrichism

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈɒstɹɪtʃɪz(ə)m/|/-dʒɪ-/    美 /ˈɑstɹit͡ʃˌɪzəm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view. uncountable
    — After a short delay, during which several aristocratic carriages rolled by—at which periods the Marquess adopted the celebrated system of ostrichism, and hid his head—the omnibus rattled on towards town.
  2. A policy of burying one's head in the sand, that is, ignoring the reality of a situation. derogatory,uncountable
    — [Torpey] had, upon the principles of ostrichism, sewn up a valuable diamond in the waistband of his trousers, which he fondly intended for his fond and loving wife; and accomplice in his crimes; […]

词汇关系

相关词
ostrich ostrichlike ostrich policy ostrich politics

词源

From ostrich + -ism. The ostrich is often erroneously believed to bury its head in the sand to hide from predators.
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