Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.

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substitute ['s?bst?tut] 詞頻2 詞根: sub
vt.& vi. 代替,替換,代用; n. 代替者;替補(bǔ)(運(yùn)動員);替代物;[語法學(xué)]代用詞; vi. 用…替代;
?? sub在下面,副手,次一等+stitute放置→在下面放著→替代人員;代替
"Second again, we shouldn't substitute our personal feeling for policies."
其次, 我們不應(yīng)該拿個人感情代替政策.
近義:preempt, replace, subrogate, supersede, supplant, surrogate 反義:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
argument ['ɑrɡjum?nt] 詞頻2 詞根: argu
n. 爭論,爭吵;論據(jù);[數(shù)]幅角;主題,情節(jié);
?? argu=argue爭論+ment表名詞 →爭論,辯論
"We had an argument with the waiter about the bill."
我們和服務(wù)員就賬單發(fā)生了爭吵。
近義:argue, propound, jangle, polemic, polemics, quarrel 反義:arrangement, negotiation, pact, bargain, settlement, treaty
function ['f??k??n] 詞頻2 詞根: funct
n. 功能,作用;應(yīng)變量,函數(shù);職務(wù);重大聚會; vi. 有或起作用;行使職責(zé);
?? funct活動+ion表名詞 → 功能
"The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body."
腎的功能是排泄人體里的廢物.
近義:ceremony, operate, perform, run, work, interrelation
appear [?'p?r] 詞頻1 詞根: par
vi. 出現(xiàn),顯現(xiàn);出庭,出場;演出;發(fā)表;
?? ap一再+pear看見→出現(xiàn),顯露
"She didn't appear at all surprised at the news."
她聽到這消息時一點也沒有顯得吃驚。
近義:arise, materialize, surface, emerge, look, seem 反義:vanish, evanesce, evanish, fade
advertising ['?dv??taizi?] 詞頻2 詞根: 轉(zhuǎn)動
n. 廣告;做廣告,登廣告;廣告業(yè); adj. 廣告的;廣告業(yè)的; v. 公告;為…做廣告(advertise的ing形式);
"If you want to attract more customers, try advertising in the local paper."
如果你要吸引更多顧客,就試試在當(dāng)?shù)貓蠹埖菑V告。
近義:promotion, propaganda, publicity, billing, ads, advertisement
modern ['m?d?n] 詞頻1 詞根: 模式
adj. 現(xiàn)代的;近代的;新式的;當(dāng)代風(fēng)格的; n. 現(xiàn)代人,現(xiàn)代主義者;時髦人士;[印]現(xiàn)代字體,指印刷中所用的一種字體;
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"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人認(rèn)為君主制在現(xiàn)代世界不合時宜。
近義:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn

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