A ‘shrift’ is the prayer that is made by a priest after a person makes confession of their sins. In the 17th Century, priests were asked to give criminals a short shrift, or prayer, before the criminal was executed. Today, the phrase means to receive little consideration about something. “The suggestion was given the short shrift by the company’s owner.”
(事情)受到冷落
在17世紀，罪犯在被行刑前，牧師會聽他們短暫的懺悔，或是禱告；到今日延伸的意義則是指某事並沒有被重視。例句：「老闆並沒有考慮這個建議。」