Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
記者按事實至上的論點行事,發表有關別人生活的細節,有時會給當事人造成極大的痛苦。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 45 The power of the press
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 競爭,爭論;爭奪;論點;
?? con加強+tent=tend伸展+ion表名詞 →contend拉緊=競爭+ion表名詞 → 爭辯
"One area of contention is the availability of nursery care."
爭論的一個方面是提供幼兒保育的可能性。
近義:controversy, dispute, strife, arguing, argument, argumentation
adj. 宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的,值得崇敬的;有宗教性質的;
?? sacr神圣+ed...的 → 神圣的
"In Africa the snake is still sacred with many tribes."
非洲許多部落仍認為蛇是不可冒犯的.
近義:holy, sacral, consecrated, divine, hallowed
反義:immoral, impious, iniquitous, irreligious, obscene, piacular
adj. 未說過的;未透露的;說不盡的;未敘述的,沒有說到的;
?? un不+told計算,數→數不清的;未說過的;無限的
"These gases cause untold damage to the environment."
這些氣體對環境造成難以估計的破壞。
近義:inexpressible, unexpressed, unmentionable, unspeakable, unutterable, unvoiced
n. 受苦,遭難;苦楚,苦難;令人痛苦的事;
v. 受苦(suffer的現在分詞);蒙受;
adj. 受苦的;患病的;
?? suf在下面+fer帶+ ing表名詞 →suffer帶到下面去受苦+ing表名詞\r\n → 受難
"He was suffering from chronic bronchitis."
他患有慢性支氣管炎。
近義:heartache, heartbreak, misery, oppression, oppressiveness, pain
反義:hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
adj. 私有的,私人的;秘密的;內心的;平民的,無官職的,士兵的;
n. 列兵,士兵,[陸]二等兵;〈古〉私人,個人;陰部,生殖器;
?? priv單個+ate形容詞后綴→個人的
"You can visit the whole palace except for the private apartments."
整座宮殿除內殿外均可參觀。
近義:pfc, grunt, squaddie, inside, noteworthy, particular
反義:open, overt, patent, communal