Newspapermen learn to call a murderer 'an alleged murderer' and the King of England 'the alleged King of England' to avoid libel suits.

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murderer ['m?d?r?] 詞頻3
n. 謀殺犯,兇手;
?? murder(謀殺)+er(表示人的名詞后綴)→謀殺者
"How long should a murderer be kept in prison?"
犯了謀殺罪的人應(yīng)在監(jiān)獄關(guān)多少年?
近義:homicide, hoodlum, killer, assassin, ruffian, slaughterer 反義:sufferer
avoid [?'v??d] 詞頻1 詞根: a
vt. 避開,避免,預(yù)防;[法]使無效,撤銷,廢止;
?? a=out處于+void空→empty out空出來→避開,避免
"Write clear definitions in order to avoid ambiguity."
釋義要寫清楚以免產(chǎn)生歧義。
近義:parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep 反義:approach, initiate, launch, start, tackle, wage
libel ['la?bl]
n. 文字誹謗;詆毀;中傷;誹謗罪; v. 對…進行誹謗;發(fā)表文字誹謗;
?? lib(book)+el(small)→誹謗人的文字、盲詞或圖書;誹謗;諷刺
"The paper got clobbered with libel damages of half a million pounds."
這家報紙被罰以五十萬英鎊的誹謗損害賠償金。
近義:asperse, malign, badmouth, revile, scorn, slander
learn [l?n] 詞頻1
vt.& vi. 學(xué)習(xí),學(xué)會;習(xí)得;得知;記住; vt. 記住;學(xué)習(xí);得知;認識到; vi. 學(xué)習(xí);獲知;
?? 學(xué)習(xí)好才能掙錢(earn)
"Children must learn socially acceptable behaviour."
兒童必須學(xué)會社會上認可的行為舉止。
近義:know, acquire, develop, find, realize 反義:forget
call [k?l] 詞頻1
v. 呼喚,喊叫;召喚,叫來,召集;下令,命令;打電話給; n. 喊叫,大聲喊;電話聯(lián)絡(luò);必要,理由;要求;
?? c(形像電話筒)a11音“拷”,電話筒和手銬都有一個圓
"Don't give me any aggro or I'll call the police."
不要對我使用暴力,不然我就叫警察。
近義:phone, telephone, muster, page, summon, convene 反義:scare, shoo, ward, forfend, forefend, disband
alleged [?'led?d]
adj. 聲稱的,所謂的;被斷言的;可疑的,靠不住的; v. 宣稱,斷言( allege的過去式和過去分詞);
"It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office."
他被指稱在任時收受賄賂。
近義:hypothetical, intended, assumed, phony, presumptive, pretended 反義:acknowledged, familiar

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