先来看这句话: The CEO's execrable management style, coupled with the increasing exigency to meet production quotas, only served to exacerbate the already stressful work environment, leading to a sense of existential dread among the employees, who began to question whether they could exculpatethemselves from the exacting demands placed on them. 1. exacerbate 词根:exacerbate的词根是acerbate,来自拉丁语的“acerbare”,由“acer”(表示“尖锐的”)和“-are”(表示“使...”)组成,意为“恶化,加剧”。 同根词:exacerbation(加重,恶化),exacerbatingly(使恶化地)。 例句:Stress can exacerbate health problems. 翻译:压力可以加剧健康问题。 2. exacting 词根:exact的词根是exactus,来自拉丁语的“exactus”,由“ex-”(表示“向外”)和“agere”(表示“驱动,推动”)组成,意为“严格的,要求高的”。 同根词:exact(精确的,准确的),exactor(敲诈者,勒索者)。 例句:The job requires exacting attention to detail. 翻译:这项工作要求对细节非常严格。 3. exculpate 词根:exculpate的词根是culpate,来自拉丁语的“culpatus”,由“culpa”(表示“罪,过错”)和“-atus”(表示“-化”)组成,意为“开脱,辩解”。 同根词:exculpation(开脱,辩解),exculpatory(证明无罪的)。 例句:The defendant's lawyer attempted to exculpate him from the charges. 翻译:被告的律师试图为他辩护,声称他无罪。 4. execrable 词根:execrable的词根是exsecrabilis,来自拉丁语的“exsecrabilis”,由“ex-”(表示“出”)和“sacer”(表示“神圣的”)组成,意为“可憎的,可恶的”。 同根词:execrate(咒骂,憎恶),execration(憎恶,诅咒)。 例句:The food was execrable, and I couldn't eat it. 翻译:这食物实在是太难吃了,我无法吃下去。 5. exigency 词根:exigency的词根是exigere,来自拉丁语的“exigere”,由“ex-”(表示“出”)和“agere”(表示“驱动,推动”)组成,意为“紧急情况,急需”。 同根词:exigent(紧急的,急需的),exigently(紧急地,迫切地)。 例句:The exigency of the situation required immediate action. 翻译:形势的紧急性需要立即采取行动。 6. existential 词根:existential的词根是existere,来自拉丁语的“existere”,由“ex-”(表示“出”)和“sistere”(表示“站立”)组成,意为“存在的,关于存在的”。 同根词:existentialism(存在主义),existentially(关于存在地)。 例句:The novel explores existential themes such as life, death, and the meaning of existence. 翻译:这本小说探讨了关于生命、死亡和存在意义等存在主义的主题。 你看懂了吗? The CEO's execrable management style, coupled with the increasing exigency to meet production quotas, only served to exacerbate the already stressful work environment, leading to a sense of existential dread among the employees, who began to question whether they could exculpatethemselves from the exacting demands placed on them. (CEO的可憎管理风格,加上越来越紧迫的生产指标要求加剧了工作环境的压力,导致员工产生恐惧感,开始质疑是否能从严格的要求中开脱出来。) |
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