Day 53
1.gaslighting 煤气灯。(忽悠)
2.toxic危险的,有毒性的(更泛指,通俗)
3.short list
入围名单,候选名单(shortlist v.)
e.g.
He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize for literature. (v.)
4.inflected /ɪnˈflektɪd/
adj. 词形屈折变化的;有...风格的(inflect v.)
时态导致的词义变化
5.politically inflected带有政治色彩的
6.contender /kənˈtendər/
n. 竞争者
7.incel非自愿独身者
8.techlash科技抵制
9.uptick /ˈʌptɪk/
n. 上涨,增加(downtick n.)
来自早起的股票市场
10.sb/sth is less than b
与其说是A不如说是B
11.sheer /ʃɪr/
adj. (用于强调某物)的大小、程度等
e.g.
The area is under threat from the sheer number of tourists using it.
12.proliferate /prəˈlɪfəreɪt/
v. 大量涌现,激增
e.g.
Small businesses have proliferated in the last ten years.
13.lament /ləˈment/
n. 悲痛,哀悼(lament v.)
e.g.
He lamented the death of his only son. (v.)
14.discourse /ˈdɪskɔːrs/
n. (尤指严肃的口头或书面)话语(discourse v.)
e.g.
to discourse on sth (v.)
v时重音在后
15.masculinity /ˌmæskjuˈlɪnəti/
n. 男子气概(masculine adj.)
16.call out
大声喊叫;指控
17.ethos /ˈiːθɑːs/
n. 精神特质
e.g.
His drama captures the ethos of Elizabethan England.
18.preoccupation /priˌɑːkjuˈpeɪʃn/
n. (时常想的)事情,关注的事
e.g.
Their chief preoccupation is how to feed their families.
19.youthquake青年震荡
20.post-truth.”
后真相
21.derive from
来源
22.entry 词的条目
23.involuntarily /ɪnˌvɑːlənˈterəli/
adv. 非志愿地
24.celibate /ˈselɪbət/
adj. 独身的,禁欲的
e.g.
I am celibate.我是独身主义
25.jargon /ˈdʒɑːrɡən/
n. 内行话
26.enters
=come into
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