用法学习: 1. Machiavellian [ˌmækiəˈveliən] 诡计多端, 狡猾, 狡诈的, 有手段的 adj. [disapproval] cunning, scheming, and unscrupulous, especially in politics. using clever tricks and dishonest methods to achieve an aim, especially in politics. If you describe someone as Machiavellian, you are critical of them because they often make clever and secret plans to achieve their aims and are not honest with people. ...Machiavellian republicans plotting to destabilise the throne. ...the Machiavellian and devious way decisions were made. A Machiavellian plot was suspected. "a whole range of outrageous Machiavellian manoeuvres". Italy's Matteo Renzi, a political operator of the most Machiavellian order, put together a "masterpiece" by transforming Italian politics in the midst of a pandemic. "I did it all alone," Renzi, bashful as always, tells me. of a high order/of the highest order (also of the first order) of a very good kind or of the best kind an achievement of the highest order. Of the greatest importance, significance, or magnitude. You have to study Shakespeare because he is a poet of the highest order. We need to close the highway immediately—this is an emergency of the highest order. 2. Big Bang Theory: The charm of your drug-addled candor (drug-addled (of a person) mentally mixed-up or confused due to the usage of mind-bending drugs. addled 迷迷糊糊的, 分不清东南西北的, 意识模糊的, 意识不清的, 恍恍惚惚中, 精神恍惚的 adj not able to think clearly In my addled state I couldn't remember for a minute whose house I was in. mind-bending 让人产生幻觉的 mind-bending drugs make you see or hear things that are not real. addle If something addles someone's mind or brain, they become confused and unable to think properly. I suppose the shock had addled his poor old brain. deranged [dɪˈreɪndʒd]. trance [trɑːns] I. 精神恍惚的状态. 恍恍惚惚的. [countable] [usually singular] a state caused by hypnosis in which someone can move and speak but is not conscious in a normal way. put someone in/into a trance: Her psychiatrist put her into a deep hypnotic trance. a. a state in which you are awake but not really conscious of where you are because you are thinking about something else. He came out of his trance and greeted me. II. [uncountable] music a type of dance music with fast regular beats and electronic sounds that developed from techno in the early 1990s. delirious [dɪˈlɪrɪəs] adj I. 精神恍惚的. 意识模糊的. 不清醒的. in an acutely disturbed state of mind characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence; affected by delirium. unable to think or speak clearly because of fever or mental confusion: She had a high temperature and was delirious. "he became delirious and couldn't recognize people". II. in a state of wild excitement or ecstasy. extremely happy or excited: The team arrived home to a delirious receptionfrom its fans. "there was a great roar from the delirious crowd". candour 说话实在的, 心直口快的 [kændər] honesty, even when the truth is not pleasant. Candor is the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things. ...a brash, forceful man, noted both for his candor and his quick temper. ) knows no bounds. You know, people think you're this weird robot man... ...who's so annoying all the time, and you totally are. But then it's like that movie Wall-E at the end. You're so full of love and you can save a plant... ...and get fat people out of the floaty chairs. That's a fairly labored metaphor (laboured I. 呼吸不畅的, 呼吸困难的. 呼吸急促的. 喘不上来气的. If someone's breathing is labored, it is slow and seems to take a lot of effort. if someone's breathing is labored, they breathe with difficulty, for example because they are sick or extremely tired from physical activity She could hear Max's harsh, labored breathing. II. 太刻意, 太牵强的. 太过的, 太过火的, 过犹不及的 If something such as someone's writing or speech is labored, they have put too much effort into it so it seems awkward and unnatural. speaking, writing, or performing in a way that is not natural or interesting because it seems as though you are making too much effort. I thought the book was rather labored in parts. ...his characters' labored musings about love and death and morality.), but I appreciate the sentiment behind it. Sing "Soft Kitty" to me. "Soft Kitty" is for when you're sick. You're not sick. Injured and drugged is a kind of sick. Soft kitty, warm kitty Little ball of fur. Wait, wait. Let's sing it as a round 多声部, 轮唱(A round in music is a song which can be sung by two or more groups of people. One group starts off and the next group start to sing the same song a bit later. ... When a group gets to the end of the song they start again. They can go round and round, singing it several times.). 3. All's Well that Ends Well 苦尽甘来, 过程很困难, 好在结果是好的 an expression which some people use to say that a difficult situation has ended with a good result. used to say that a difficult situation has ended with a good result. It is the title of a humorous play by William Shakespeare about the relationship between the two main characters, Helena and Bertram. The age of majority 成年 is the threshold of adulthood as recognized or declared in law. It is the moment when minors cease to be considered such and assume legal control over their persons, actions, and decisions, thus terminating the control and legal responsibilities of their parents or guardian over them. Most countries set the age of majority at 18, but some jurisdictions have a higher age and others lower. The word majority here refers to having greater years and being of full age as opposed to minority, the state of being a minor. The law in a given jurisdiction may not actually use the term "age of majority". The term typically refers to a collection of laws bestowing the status of adulthood. Those under the age of majority are referred to as minors and may be legally denied certain privileges such as voting, buying and drinking alcoholic beverages, buying tobacco or cannabis products, gambling, marrying, buying or owning firearms, owning property, entering into binding contracts, or getting full driving privileges. Age of majority should not be confused with the age of maturity, age of sexual consent, marriageable age, school-leaving age, drinking age, driving age, voting age, smoking age, gambling age, etc., which each may be independent of and set at a different age from the age of majority. In law, a minor is a person under a certain age, usually the age of majority, which legally demarcates childhood from adulthood. The age of majority depends upon jurisdiction and application, but it is generally 18. Minor may also be used in contexts that are unconnected to the overall age of majority. For example, the drinking age in the United States is usually 21, and younger people are sometimes called minors in the context of alcohol law, even if they are at least 18. The term underage often refers to those under the age of majority, but it may also refer to persons under a certain age limit, such as the drinking age, smoking age, age of consent, marriageable age, driving age, voting age, etc. Such age limits are often different from the age of majority. The concept of minor is not sharply defined in most jurisdictions. The age of criminal responsibility 刑事责任年龄 and consent, the age at which school attendance is no longer compulsory, the age at which legally binding contracts can be entered into, and so on may be different from one another. In the criminal justice system in some places, "minor" is not entirely consistent, as a minor may be tried and punished for a crime either as a "juvenile" or, usually only for "extremely serious crimes" such as murder and/or theft, as an "adult". The age of criminal responsibility 刑事责任年龄(Other instances of usage have included the terms age of accountability, age of responsibility, and age of liability. ) is the age below which a child is deemed incapable of having committed a criminal offence. In legal terms, it is referred to as a defence/defense of infancy, which is a form of defense known as an excuse so that defendants falling within the definition of an "infant" are excluded from criminal liability for their actions, if at the relevant time, they had not reached an age of criminal responsibility. After reaching the initial age, there may be levels of responsibility dictated by age and the type of offense committed. Under the English common law the defense of infancy was expressed as a set of presumptions in a doctrine known as doli incapax. A child under the age of seven was presumed incapable of committing a crime. The presumption was conclusive, prohibiting the prosecution from offering evidence that the child had the capacity 行为能力 to appreciate the nature and wrongfulness of what they had done. Children aged 7-13 were presumed incapable of committing a crime but the presumption was rebuttable 可驳回的. The prosecution could overcome the presumption by proving that the child understood what they were doing and it was wrong. In fact, capacity was a necessary element of the state's case. If the state failed to offer sufficient evidence of capacity, the infant was entitled to have the charges dismissed at the close of the state's evidence. Doli incapax was abolished in England and Wales in 1998, but persists in other common law jurisdictions. 4. pernicious [pərˈnɪʃəs] 后患无穷的, 有害的, 危险的 very dangerous or harmful, especially to someone's moral character. If you describe something as pernicious, you mean that it is very harmful. Parents are blaming not only peer pressure but also the pernicious influence of the internet. There is a pernicious culture of excellence: everything has to be not merely good but the best. More women and people of color are expected to be nominated in this year's top Oscar races than ever before. Still, pernicious double standards remain in Hollywood. India: Nepal bans India climbers for faking Everest summit: Reaching the top of the 8,848.86m (29,032 ft) mountain is considered to be a shining feat 闪耀的, 光彩的 for mountaineers around the globe. When Mr Yadav was listed for the prestigious Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award last year, the pairs' claims were queried by other climbers. Nepal's tourism department had initially certified their ascent but rescinded [rɪˈsɪnd] that decision after an investigation. emeritus [ɪˈmɛrɪtəs] 退休教授 adj. (of the former holder of an office, especially a university professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honour. Emeritus is used with a professional title to indicate that the person bearing it has retired but keeps the title as an honour. ...emeritus professor of physics. He will continue as chairman emeritus. "emeritus professor of microbiology". invoke [ɪnˈvəʊk] I. to use a law or rule in order to achieve something. In extreme situations, the police chief may invoke 启用 emergency powers. a. to mention a law, principle, or idea in order to support an argument or to explain an action. They invoked 引用, 以...之名, 以...的名义, 援引 principles of international law to claim ownership of the sunken ship. b. to mention the name of someone who is well known or well respected in order to support an argument. Craig Kelly invoked the name of an Australian immunologist during a confrontation with Tanya Plibersek, but that doesn't mean he's correct about COVID-19 treatments. II. to make someone feel a particular emotion or see a particular image in their minds. Popular art invoked the image of a happy and contented family. The situation was invoking fears of another Vietnam-type entanglement. III. to ask for help from someone who is stronger or more powerful, especially a god. prayers invoking divine protection. IV. to make the spirits of dead people appear by using magic powers. 5. segue [ˈseɡweɪ] 无缝接入, 无缝切入, 无缝切换 verb. If something such as a piece of music or conversation segues into another piece of music or conversation, it changes into it or is followed by it without a break. The piece segues into his solo with the strings. ...his film's attempt, in its latter sections, to segue into comedy. ...a neat segue into an arrangement of 'Eleanor Rigby'. pork-barrelling informal the utilization of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes. "the major parties have hijacked the elections with their shameless pork-barrelling". pork barrel = pork-barrel 收买人心 [mainly US, disapproval] If you say that someone is using pork barrel politics, you mean that they are spending a lot of government money on a local project in order to win the votes of the people who live in that area. Pork-barrel politicians hand out rents to win votes and influence people. Pork barrel is a metaphor for the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. In election campaigns, the term is used in derogatory fashion to attack opponents. One of the most explicit definitions of the "pork barrel" is given by Sharma (2017): "The term "pork‐barrel politics" refers to instances in which ruling parties channel public money to particular constituencies based on political considerations, at the expense of broader public interests". Typically, "pork" involves funding for government programs whose economic or service benefits are concentrated in a particular area but whose costs are spread among all taxpayers. Public works projects, certain national defense spending projects, and agricultural subsidies are the most commonly cited examples.
Judge denies motion to rearrest Kyle Rittenhouse during contentious hearing: Kyle Rittenhouse, who is charged with killing two people during unrest in Kenosha, Wis., last summer, will remain free on $2 million bond despite prosecutors' efforts to have him rearrested after he violated the terms of his release. Schroeder acknowledged that the 18-year old had failed to keep the court apprised [əˈpraɪz] 被告知, 被通知, 知情 ( [əˈpraɪz] to tell someone about something. When you are apprised of something, someone tells you about it. Have customers been fully apprised of the advantages? We must apprise them of the dangers that may be involved. apprise sb of sth: There were no reasonable grounds to apprise the jury of such details.) of his residence 住址 but disagreed with arguments by Assistant District Attorney Thomas C. Binger, noting that Rittenhouse's release conditions require only that the defendant provide the court with his address, not that he actually reside there. Kenosha County Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder denied the motion at a virtual hearing Thursday that included statements from the man who survived being shot by Rittenhouse and the father of a man who did not. The legal battle 法律战 about Rittenhouse's release terms is just the latest flare-up in a case that has become politically polarizing — with Rittenhouse as the divisive central figure. Several pro-gun and conservative groups have embraced the 18-year-old as a hero; critics, meanwhile, assail Rittenhouse as a dangerous vigilante ( assail [əˈseɪl] I. to make someone feel worried or upset. If someone assails you, they attack you violently. Dividing his command, Morgan assailed both strongholds at the same time. Her husband was assailed by a young man with a knife in a Glasgow park. He was assailed by doubts. II. formal to physically attack or severely criticize someone. If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly. The opposition's newspapers assail the government each day. The labour movement has been assailed by accusations of sexism. ) who broke the law and is being shielded from consequences that non-White defendants rarely avoid. During the hour-long hearing, which was at times contentious, Schroeder attempted to head off ( head off I. transitive to prevent something from taking place. The police acted quickly and managed to head off a violent confrontation. II. intransitive informal to leave. We should be heading off soon. III. transitive to prevent someone from going somewhere by getting in front of them. Let's try and head them off before they cross the bridge. ) several arguments that veered too close to the political back-and-forth that has gripped the case. He stressed that he was trying to be as fair as possible to everyone involved. Schroeder rejected calls to raise Rittenhouse's existing bail despite pleas from John Huber, whose son Anthony was among the men Rittenhouse killed, and Gaige Grosskreutz, who survived being shot by Rittenhouse but lost a part of his bicep. "The defendant continues to withhold his actual whereabouts from the Court even under seal," Binger wrote in a filing last week. He told the court that permitting Rittenhouse to "roam freely" before trial is "extremely rare for an accused murderer" and argued that his address should be made public. Rittenhouse is charged with killing Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, with an AR-15-style rifle on Aug. 25 after protests following the shooting of Jacob Blake by Kenosha police devolved into ( devolve [dɪˈvɑlv] to take power or responsibility from a central authority or government and give it to smaller and more local regions. They first devolved power from Westminster to the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood. If you devolve power, authority, or responsibility to a less powerful person or group, or if it devolves upon them, it is transferred to them. ...the need to decentralize and devolve power to regional governments. We have made a conscious effort to devolve responsibility. A large portion of this cost devolves upon the patient. ) a chaotic scene that included arson and looting. Only 17 at the time of the shootings and too young to legally possess the assault rifle-style firearm in Wisconsin, Rittenhouse previously told The Post that he had a friend purchase the weapon on his behalf using money from a government stimulus program. On the night of the shooting, Rittenhouse traveled across the Illinois border to Kenosha in response to a call-out by a self-styled militia group in that city for "patriots" to protect local businesses. Rittenhouse's legal team said the shootings were in self-defense, an argument that attracted conservative supporters — including then-President Donald Trump — who cast him as a foil ( If you refer to one thing or person as a foil for another, you approve of the fact that they contrast with each other and go well together, often in a way that makes the second thing or person seem better or less harmful. He thought of her serenity as a foil 互补, 中和剂 for his intemperance. A cold beer is the perfect foil for a curry. intemperate [ɪnˈtemp(ə)rət] (intemperance noun) adj I. unreasonable and showing a lack of control. I decided to ignore his intemperate remarks. a lack of temperance or restraint; immoderation. II. 饮酒过度. 嗜酒如命. tending to drink too much alcohol. excessive drinking of alcoholic liquor. ) to protesters. The bar scene (pictures of him drinking in a bar) prompted prosecutors to adjust the terms of his release and prohibit him from drinking alcohol, displaying signs or symbols linked to white supremacy and affiliating with white supremacist groups. In Kenosha, where Black and Latino residents have long complained of disparate 区别对待, 不同待遇 ( [ˈdɪspərət] [dɪˈsperət] disparate things belong to very different groups or classes. a. Disparate things are clearly different from each other in quality or type. Scientists are trying to pull together disparate ideas in astronomy. The nine republics are immensely disparate in size, culture and wealth. b. A disparate thing is made up of very different elements. ...a very disparate nation, with enormous regional differences. ...their disparate coalition of Southern conservatives and liberals. ) treatment by police and the justice system, many have questioned what they view as the more lenient treatment of Rittenhouse, who is White, despite the seriousness of his charges.
Woman Accused of Defaming Dozens Online Is Arrested: Nadire Atas, a Canadian woman who wrote thousands of online posts defaming 污蔑 her perceived enemies, was arrested on Tuesday by the police in Toronto. She was charged with crimes including harassment and libel 诽谤, a Toronto police spokeswoman said. Ms. Atas, 60, has waged online war against dozens of people in recent years, falsely accusing them of being scammers, thieves, sexual deviants and pedophiles. Her targets included a family that employed her 30 years ago; her mortgage lender; lawyers she had battled in court as well as those who had represented her; and the family members and colleagues of those people. The arrest and charges followed a New York Times article published on Jan. 30 that detailed her campaign of harassment and defamation, illustrating the destruction that one person can wreak thanks to the hands-off 甩手不管的, 放任自流的, 甩手掌柜的 postures [ˈpɑstʃər] ( I. 站姿. 坐姿. the position that your body is in when you sit, stand, or walk. Your posture is the position in which you stand or sit. You can make your stomach look flatter instantly by improving your posture. Exercise, fresh air, and good posture are all helpful. Sit in a relaxed upright posture. Exercise can improve your posture. II. countable an attitude, or the way that someone behaves toward other people. A posture is an attitude that you have towards something. The military machine is ready to change its defensive posture 立场, 态度 to one prepared for action. None of the banks changed their posture on the deal as a result of the inquiry. Both sides adopted aggressive postures in the most recent negotiations. verb. [formal, disapproval] to do things only because you want people to notice you, admire you, or be afraid of you. You can say that someone is posturing when you disapprove of their behaviour because you think they are trying to give a particular impression in order to deceive people. She says the President may just be posturing (= be posing) 走走过程, 惺惺作态, 装装样子(pay lip service, make a show, do something for effect, go through motions ). pose [poʊz] I. If something poses a problem or a danger, it is the cause of that problem or danger. This could pose a threat to jobs in the coal industry. His ill health poses serious problems for the future. II. If you pose a question, you ask it. If you pose an issue that needs considering, you mention the issue. When I finally posed the question, 'Why?' he merely shrugged. ...the moral issues posed by new technologies. III. If you pose as someone, you pretend to be that person in order to deceive people. Industrial spies posed as flight attendants. IV. If you pose for a photograph or painting, you stay in a particular position so that someone can photograph you or paint you. Before going into their meeting the six foreign ministers posed for photographs. V. You can say that people are posing (posturing) when you think that they are behaving in an insincere or exaggerated way because they want to make a particular impression on other people. [disapproval] He criticized them for dressing outrageously and posing pretentiously. noun. I. A pose is a particular way that you stand, sit, or lie, for example when you are being photographed or painted. II. [disapproval] A pose is an insincere or exaggerated way of behaving that is intended to make a particular impression on other people. In many writers modesty is a pose, but in Ford it seems to have been genuine. ) of big tech companies like Google. Ms. Atas was charged with 10 counts each of harassment, defamatory [dɪˈfæməˌtɔri] libel 抹黑似的诽谤, 污蔑 and spreading false information with the intent to alarm, said Caroline de Kloet, the police spokeswoman. "This was a lengthy, complex investigation involving numerous victims," she said. Last month, a Toronto judge ordered Ms. Atas to stop her online attacks against 45 people who had sued her for defamation. But posts continued to appear about the plaintiffs and their families on sites such as BadGirlReports and Cheaters.News. Ms. Atas, who has told The Times that she had suffered from mental health problems in the past, did not respond to requests for comment about her arrest. The targets of Ms. Atas's attacks — including Guy Babcock, whose family employed her at its Canadian real estate office — tried for years to get law enforcement to take criminal action against her, filing police reports in the United States, Britain and Canada, where her victims lived. The criminal charges filed this week are the first Ms. Atas has faced regarding her online posts. Police recently became interested in the case, said Christina Wallis, a lawyer who has been involved in litigation with Ms. Atas since 2008 and was a target of her online attacks. The day after The Times published its article, which quoted Ms. Wallis extensively, a site called GossipBlaze.com emailed her, saying it believed that Ms. Atas had "been spamming our submission form with tens if not hundreds of posts.".
