We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in 'reality.' And reality has a well known liberal bias.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 收集,采集;征收;收藏品;募捐;
?? col一起+lect選擇,收集+ion名詞后綴 → 收在一起 → 集合;收藏
"The collection comprises 327 paintings."
這部畫冊收有327幅畫。
近義:array, assemblage, portfolio, scrapbook, set, summary
反義:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
n. 統計,統計學,統計法,統計資料;統計數字;“statistic”的復數;
?? statist站,立+ics名詞后綴,學科→站著去計算數據的學科→統計學
"It's not easy to disentangle the truth from the official statistics."
從官方統計資料中理出真實情況并不容易。
近義:statistic
vt.& vi. 反射(光、熱、聲或影像);考慮;
vt. 反射,反照;表達;顯示;折轉;
vi. 映出;反射;深思熟慮;慎重表達;
?? re回,向后+flect彎曲→反彎曲→反射
"The election results do not always reflect back the views of voters."
選舉的結果并不總是真實地反映出選民的觀點.
近義:meditate, mull, muse, perpend, ponder, ruminate
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 現實,現實性;真實情況,實際情形;實體,實在;事實;
?? real真實的+ity名詞后綴 →現實,真實
"our perception of reality"
我們對現實的認識
近義:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
反義:chimaera, chimera, fable, hallucination
n. 自由主義者;自由黨黨員;
adj. 開明的;自由的;慷慨的;不拘泥的;
?? liber自由+al形容詞后綴 → 自由的;慷慨的
"Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe."
有些政治家想與歐洲大陸建立更加自由的貿易關系。
近義:tolerant, broad, broadminded, ample, freethinker, freethinking
反義:illiberal, mainstream, orthodox, preservative, preserving, rightist