◇scandal
n.醜行,醜聞,可恥的行為
單詞巧記:這個單詞發音類似\\\"死看都\\\",也就是一群人都過來圍觀,可能發生了\\\"醜聞、醜事\\\"。
例句:Many Americans lost faith in the integrity of their political leaders as a result of the Watergate scandal.由於水門事件,許多美國人對他們的政治領導人的誠信失去了信心。
◇immune
a.免疫的;(-to)不受影響的
單詞巧記:發音-\\\"我(i)木訥(mmune)\\\",我很鈍感,反應慢,就是\\\"不受影響的,免疫的\\\"。
例句:So the job of the immune system is to fight infections.所以免疫係統的工作就是對抗感染。
Rodriguez notes that children in remote villages around the world are fans of superstars like Amold Schwarzenegger and Garth Brooks. yet\\\" some Americans fear that immigrants living within the United States remain somehow immune to the nation\\u0027s assimilative power.\\\"羅德裏格斯寫道,即使那些住在世界各地偏僻村莊的孩子們都是諸如阿諾德.施瓦辛格和加思.布魯克斯等超級明星的粉絲,然而\\\"一些美國人卻擔心住在美國的移民莫名其妙地能不受這個國家同化力量的影響\\\"。
派生> immunity a.免除,免疫
擴展>vaccine a. 疫苗 例:The new vaccine, which is different from the annual flu vaccine,is available ahead of expectations. Di12苗不同於年度流感疫苗,提前上市。
◇scan
n.掃描以細看,審視;瀏覽;掃描
單詞巧記:發音類似於\\\"死看\\\"。當你盯著一個人死看的時候,你在幹什麼?→細看,審視
a brain scan 腦部掃描
例句:Some law firms now use artificial intelligence software to scan and read mountains of legal documents, work that previously was performed by highly-paid human lawyers.一些律師事務所現在使用人工智能軟件掃描和閱讀堆積如山的法律文件,這項工作以前是由高薪的人類律師完成的。
派生>scanner n.掃描儀
擴展>skim v.掠過,瀏覽,略讀例:Don\\u0027t read the report word for word now,just skim it.現在不要逐字讀報告,大致看一下就可以了。
◇verdict
n.結論;裁決,判決
單詞巧記:該單詞的發音類似於\\\"我抵個它\\\",我對\\\"判決\\\"不服啊,所以才抵抗它。
例句:It is against that background that the information commissioner, Peter, has issued her damning verdict against the Royal Free hospital trust under the NHS,which handed over to DeepMind the records of 1.6million patients in 2015 on the basis of a vague agreement which took far too little account of the patients\\u0027 rights and their expectations of privacy,在這種背景下,信息專員皮特對公立醫療係統旗下的皇家免費醫院進行指控。基於一個模糊的協議,皇家免費醫院在2015年向深度思維公司交付160萬名病人的記錄,但協議對於病人的權利和保護自己隱私的期待描述甚少,含糊其詞。
◇finding
n.發現,發現物;[常pl.]調查的結果;[律](陪審團的)裁決
例句:Such a finding as this exquisite antique is rare indeed.像這樣一件精美古物的發現確實少有。 Angry critics challenged the finding.憤怒的評論者對研究結果提出了異議。
◇origin
n.起源,由來
單詞巧記:該單詞的發音要似於\\\"啊瑞金\\\"。江西瑞金是長征精神的發源地,所以該單詞意為\\\"最初的、原始的\\\"
例句:To understand the origin of this joke, you have to understand the origin of the story. 要理解這個笑話的起源,你必須理解故事的起源
派生original a.最初的,原始的 例:The man can get the ticket at its original price.這個人可以按原價買到票。
originally ad.最初地,原先地
originate v.(from)創造;起源
擴展>cradle n.搖籃;發源地