Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence.
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accustomed
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adj. 習慣的;通常的;獨有的;適應的;
v. 使習慣于(accustom的過去式和過去分詞);
?? ac 一再 + custom 習慣+ ed 表示“有...的”、“如...的”、“...的” → a.慣常的；習慣的
"We have got accustomed to living in an air - conditioned room."
我們對生活在有 空調 的房間里已習慣了.
近義：wonted, inured, used
反義：unacquainted, unconversant, uninitiated, unwonted
n. 促進，增進;提升，升級;（商品等的）推廣;發揚;
?? pro向前+mot移動+ion名詞后綴 → 促進；升級
"This misbehaviour will certainly go against his chances of promotion."
違反軍規肯定會不利于他的升遷.
近義：preferment, advance, advancement, giveaway, headway, improvement
反義：relegating, relegation, degradation, downgrading, demotion
adj. 公眾的，公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;（文學家等的）愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的，公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 交易;市集;需求;交易情況，行情;
vt. 在市場上出售某物;推銷;
vi. <美>去市場買東西;
?? mark(merc-=trade)+et(名詞后綴)→市場；市集；交易；出售
"to buy or sell goods on the black market"
從事黑市買賣
近義：introduce, launch, merchandise, merchandize, release, commercialise
反義：obtain, procure, purchase, secure, acquire, get
n. 研究，追究;探討，探測;調查;探索;
vi. 做研究;探究;（從市場調研中）得出所預測的結果;
vt. 從事…的研究，為…而做研究;
?? re(again)+search(to go round)→研究；調查
"Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease."
最新研究使人們進一步了解了這種疾病的起因.
近義：inquire, investigate, ask, probe, sleuth, study
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群;
adj. 上流社會的，社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會，社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual