Apart from any moral considerations this is a stupid method of training,
且不說道義問題,這本身就是一種愚蠢的訓(xùn)練方法,
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 41 Training elephants
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
moral
['m?r?l]
詞頻1
詞根: mor
adj. 道德的,道義上的;精神上的;無疑的,當(dāng)然的;教導(dǎo)道德的;
n. 寓意,教訓(xùn);(尤指男女間的)品行;格言;〈古〉相對者;
?? mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是過來給我一些道義上的支持。
近義:parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反義:immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
stupid
['stup?d]
詞頻2
詞根: stupere
adj. 愚蠢的;遲鈍的;乏味的;暈眩的,昏迷不醒的;
n. <口>傻子,笨蛋;
?? stup笨,麻木+id形容詞,“如…的” →笨的
"You stupid little bitch!"
你這個愚蠢的小悍婦!
近義:idiot, imbecile, loggerhead, ass, ninny, nitwit
反義:logical, astute, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious, practical
n. 方法;條理;
?? meth(meta-=after)+od(way)→方法;體系;秩序(=a way after,a following after)
"a reliable method of birth control"
可靠的節(jié)育措施
近義:approach, logic, logicality, manner, means, mode
apart
[?'pɑ:t]
詞頻1
詞根: 部分
adv. 相隔,相距;分散地,分開地;成部分,成碎片;分辨;
adj. 分離的,隔離的;
?? a(=to)+part(部分):去 分開
"The two houses stood 500 metres apart."
兩座房子相距500米。
近義:aside, separately
n. 訓(xùn)練;培養(yǎng);(槍炮,攝影機(jī)等的)瞄準(zhǔn);整枝法;
v. 訓(xùn)練,培養(yǎng)( train的現(xiàn)在分詞);教育;瞄準(zhǔn);整枝;
"training for non-professional staff"
對非專業(yè)員工的培訓(xùn)
近義:learning, preparation, taming, capacitation, coaching, habilitation