Victorian parents believed that they kept their dignity by retreating behind an unreasoning authoritarian attitude;
維多利業(yè)時(shí)代的父母認(rèn)為,他們可以靠無理的權(quán)威氣派來維護(hù)自己的尊嚴(yán),
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dignity ['d?ɡn?ti] 詞頻2 詞根: dign
n. 尊嚴(yán);高尚;自豪;自尊;
?? dign值得,高貴+ity抽象名詞 → 威嚴(yán),莊嚴(yán)
"She always comports herself with great dignity."
她的舉止總是很端莊。
近義:honesty, honor, majesty, propriety, seemliness, stateliness 反義:humiliation, reproach, unworthiness, dishonourableness, defilement, disgrace
behind [b?'ha?nd] 詞頻1
prep. (表示位置)在…的后面;支持;(表示順序)在身后;(表示比較)落后于; adv. 在后面;向后;在后面較遠(yuǎn)處;(落)在后面; n. 〈口〉屁股;
?? be構(gòu)成一些介詞+hind藏在后面→在…后面
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障礙物后面。
近義:back, posterior, rear, rearward, lagging, late 反義:quick, rapid, accelerated
authoritarian [?,θ?r?'t?r??n] 詞根: 增加
adj. 權(quán)力主義的;獨(dú)裁主義的; n. 權(quán)力主義者,專制者,獨(dú)裁者;獨(dú)裁主義者;
?? authorit權(quán)威 + arian 表示人 → n. 權(quán)力主義者;獨(dú)裁主義者
"She rebuked her lawyer for his authoritarian attitude to her clients."
她指責(zé)她的律師對待委托人的命令式態(tài)度.
近義:martinet, autocrat, dictator, highhanded, absolute, lordly
attitude ['?t?t?d] 詞頻1 詞根: itude
n. 態(tài)度;看法;姿勢;個(gè)人風(fēng)格;
?? att=apr能力,傾向+itude后綴,構(gòu)成抽象名詞 →態(tài)度
"The government takes a cavalier attitude to the problems of prison overcrowding."
政府對監(jiān)獄擁擠不堪的問題不聞不問。
近義:pose, position, posture, stance, view, stand
kept [[kept]] 詞頻1
keep的過去式和過去分詞
近義:maintained

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