20230907 单词学习
20230907 单词学习
sumptuary law N (formerly) a law imposing restraint on luxury, esp by limiting personal expenditure or by regulating personal conduct in religious and moral spheres (从前的)禁奢律 sumptuary /ˈsʌmptjʊərɪ/ ADJ relating to or controlling expenditure or extravagance 节制的; 禁奢的 conspicuous consumption N-UNCOUNT Conspicuous consumption means spending your money in such a way that other people can see how wealthy you are. 炫耀性消费 • It was an age of conspicuous consumption – those who had money liked to display it. 那是一个炫耀性消费的时代—有钱人喜欢摆阔。 stratification /ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ N-UNCOUNT Stratification is the division of something, especially society, into different classes or layers. (社会的)阶层分化 • She was concerned about the stratification of American society. 她以前很关注美国社会的阶层分化。 mercantile /ˈmɜːkənˌtaɪl/ |TEM8 ADJ Mercantile means relating to or involved in trade. 贸易的; 商业的 • ...the emergence of a new mercantile class. ...一个新兴商业阶层的出现。 defy v. /dɪˈfaɪ/ ( de·fiesdefy·ingde·fiedde·fied) [ VN] 1.to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority, a law, a rule, etc. 违抗；反抗；蔑视 •I wouldn't have dared to defy my teachers. 我可不敢不听老师的话。 •Hundreds of people today defied the ban on political gatherings. 今天有数百人违抗禁止政治集会的规定。 2.~ belief, explanation, description, etc. to be impossible or almost impossible to believe, explain, describe, etc. 不可能，无法（相信、解释、描绘等） •a political move that defies explanation 无法解释的政治举动 •The beauty of the scene defies description. 景色之美简直难以描绘。 3.to successfully resist sb/sth to a very unusual degree 经受住；顶住；抗住 •The baby boy defied all the odds and survived (= stayed alive when it seemed certain that he would die) . 这名男婴九死一生活了下来。 IDIOMS 习语 1. I DEFY YOU/ANYONE TO DO STH used to say that sb should try to do sth, as a way of emphasizing that you think it is impossible to do it 激，挑动（某人尽力做你认为不可能的事） •I defy anyone not to cry at the end of the film. 我倒要看看有谁在电影结尾时不哭。 WORD FAMILY 词族 defy v. defiance n. defiant adj.
