20230509单词汇总

· weighty /ˈweɪtɪ/

o ADJ If you describe something such as an issue or a decision as weighty, you mean that it is serious or important. 严重的; 重要的

• Surely such weighty matters merit a higher level of debate?
这样重要的事情值得进行更高级别的讨论吧？

· self-identity

o N the conscious recognition of the self as having a unique identity 自我认同

in·no·cent /ˈɪnəsnt/

1.~ (of sth)not guilty of a crime, etc.; not having done sth wrong 无辜的；清白的；无罪的

•They have imprisoned an innocent man. 他们监禁了一名无辜的男子。

•She was found innocent of any crime. 她获判无罪。

•He was the innocent party (= person) in the breakdown of the marriage. 他们的婚姻破裂，他是无过错的一方。

OPP guilty

2.[ only before noun] suffering harm or being killed because of a crime, war, etc. although not directly involved in it 无辜受害的；成为牺牲品的

•an innocent bystander 无辜受害的旁观者

•innocent victims of a bomb blast 炸弹爆炸中的无辜受害者

3.not intended to cause harm or upset sb 无恶意的；无冒犯之意的

SYN harmless

•It was all innocent fun. 那不过是些无恶意的玩笑。

•It was a perfectly innocent remark. 那是一句毫无冒犯之意的话。

4.having little experience of the world, especially of sexual matters, or of evil or unpleasant things 天真无邪的；纯真的

SYN naive

•an innocent young child 天真无邪的小孩子

DERIVATIVES 派生词

in·no·cent·ly adv

· •‘Oh, Sue went too, did she?’ I asked innocently (= pretending I did not know that this was important) . “噢，休也去了，是吗？”我装作若无其事地问。

· subversive /səbˈvɜːsɪv/

o 1.ADJ Something that is subversive is intended to weaken or destroy a political system or government. 颠覆性的

• The play was promptly banned as subversive and possibly treasonous.
该剧被认为是颠覆性的且可能是叛国性的而立即被禁演了。

o 2.N-COUNT Subversives are people who attempt to weaken or destroy a political system or government. 颠覆分子

• Agents regularly rounded up suspected subversives.
特工们曾定期围捕颠覆嫌疑分子们。

ˌstrong-ˈwilled adj.

determined to do what you want to do, even if other people advise you not to 意志坚强的；坚持己见的

cor·ol·lary n. /kəˈrɒləri/

( pl. -ies)

or

( formal ) ( technical 术语) ~ (of/to sth) a situation, an argument or a fact that is the natural and direct result of another one 必然的结果（或结论）

· mesmerize /ˈmɛzməˌraɪz/

o V-T If you are mesmerized by something, you are so interested in it or so attracted to it that you cannot think about anything else. 迷住

• He was absolutely mesmerized by Pavarotti on television.
他完全被电视上的帕瓦罗蒂迷住了。

· misperception /ˌmɪspəˈsɛpʃən/

o N-COUNT A misperception is an idea or impression that is not correct. 误解; 错误想法

• There's a misperception that the tenants here don't care and don't have an investment in the city.
有这样一种误解，即认为这里的租客不在乎也没有对该市进行投资。

ex·po·nen·tial adj. /ˌekspəˈnenʃl/

1.( mathematics 数) of or shown by an exponent 指数的；幂的；由指数表示的

•2 4 is an exponential expression. 24是个指数式。

•an exponential curve/function 指数曲线╱函数

2.( formal ) ( of a rate of increase 增长率 ) becoming faster and faster 越来越快的

•exponential growth/increase 越来越快的增长

DERIVATIVES 派生词

ex·po·nen·ti·al·ly /‑ʃəli/ /‑ʃəli/ adv

· •to increase exponentially 呈指数增长