In all the less controversial fields, like the study of cacti or termites or the nature of nebulae,
在一切爭議較小的領(lǐng)域里,如對仙人掌、白蟻或星云性質(zhì)的研究,
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controversial [,kɑntr?'v??l] 詞根: contro
adj. 有爭議的,引起爭議的,被爭論的;好爭論的;
?? contro=contra相反+vers=vert轉(zhuǎn)+ial...的→controvert轉(zhuǎn)向相反方向=有爭議+ial...的 → 有爭議的
"a highly controversial topic"
頗有爭議的話題
近義:arguing, polemic, polemical, argumentative, eristic, arguable 反義:inappealable, inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indubitable, irrebuttable
nature ['net??] 詞頻1 詞根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態(tài)→出生狀態(tài)→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
less [les] 詞頻1
adj. 較少的(little的比較級);較小的;較次的,較劣的;較不重要的; adv. 較少地,較小地; prep. 減去;少掉;不足; n. 較少,較小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我們的宗旨是為社會地位比較低下的人增加機(jī)會。
近義:least, lesser, minus
study ['st?di] 詞頻1
n. 學(xué)習(xí),研究;課題;書房;結(jié)論; vi. 考慮;沉思;默想;努力; vt. 想出;詳細(xì)地檢查;背誦(臺詞等);為…費(fèi)心思;
"The figures for 2001 were used as a baseline for the study."
這項(xiàng)研究以2001年的數(shù)據(jù)為基礎(chǔ)。
近義:investigate, assay, peruse, probe, research, resolve
cacti ['k?kt?s]
n. 仙人掌;仙人掌,仙人球( cactus的名詞復(fù)數(shù));
"spiky plants, such as cacti"
帶刺的植物,如仙人掌

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