outing
翻譯
短途旅行, 郊遊, 出遊, (強行)公開他人同性戀身份
例句
We had a family outing to the beach.
我們全家去海灘進行了一次短途旅行。
The magazine was criticized for the outing of the actor.
該雜誌因強行公開那位演員的同性戀身份而受到批評。
文法模式
a/an ((adjective)) outing 一次(形容詞)的郊遊 It was a fun outing for the whole class.
the outing of ((sb.)) 揭露(某人)的身份 The outing of the politician caused a scandal.
近義詞
同義詞: trip, excursion, jaunt, revelation, disclosure
詞源
源自動詞「to out」(揭露),加上名詞後綴「-ing」。也與「going out」(外出)有關。
記憶技巧
「outing」字面上是「外出」(going out)的時間。另一個意思是指將某事「公之於眾」(out)。