They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary.
他們不顧社會(huì)習(xí)俗,意識(shí)不到自己所作所為有什么特殊之處。
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disregard [,d?sr?'ɡɑrd] 詞頻4 詞根: dis
vt. 不顧;不理會(huì);漠視,忽視;蔑視,輕視; n. 漠視,忽視;不理,不顧;不尊重;
?? dis 不、無、相反 + regard 意識(shí)→ vt. 不理會(huì),漠視;n. 忽視,漠視
"Her actions manifested a complete disregard for personal safety."
她的行動(dòng)表明她全然不顧個(gè)人安危.
近義:nonacquiescence, nonobservance, disobedience, ignore, neglect, overleap 反義:note, notice, perceive, sight, view, witness
social ['so?l] 詞頻1 詞根: soci
adj. 社會(huì)的,社會(huì)上的;交際的,社交的;群居的;合群的; n. 聯(lián)誼會(huì),聯(lián)歡會(huì);社交聚會(huì);
?? soc社會(huì)+ial形容詞后綴 → 社會(huì)的
"political groups agitating for social change"
鼓吹社會(huì)變革的政治團(tuán)體
近義:party, approachable, kindly, neighborly, neighbourly, personable 反義:sociopathic, dissocial
conscious ['kɑn??s] 詞頻2 詞根: con
adj. 有意識(shí)的,神志清醒的;自覺的,有意的;(痛苦,感情,冷氣等)感覺得到的;同“self-conscious“;
?? con全部+sci知道+ous...的→知道的→有意識(shí)的;自覺的
"She's very conscious of the problems involved."
她完全意識(shí)到了所涉及的問題。
近義:sentient, knowing, mindful, attentive, awake, aware 反義:fainted
extraordinary [,?kstr?'?d?ri] 詞頻2 詞根: order
adj. 非凡的;特別的;非常奇特的;
?? extra超過+ordinary普通的 → 特別的
"It is very extraordinary that I should meet him here."
很奇怪,我在這兒碰上他了.
近義:particular, peculiar, single, singular, huge, imposing 反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
conventions
n. 慣例;會(huì)議;約定(convention的復(fù)數(shù))
近義:mores, pleasantries, politeness, proprieties, propriety, urbanity

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