In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.
在民主国家里,任何限制新闻自由的企图都理所当然地受到谴责。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 45 The power of the press
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
vt. 限制,限定;约束,束缚;
💡 re回+strict拉紧,压→拉回来→限制
"He feels this new law will restrict his freedom."
他觉得这一新法律会限制他的自由.
近义:limit, narrow, prohibit, qualify, reduce, restrain
反义:license, authorize, permit, warrant, licence, commission
n. 自由,自主;直率;特权,特许;自由权;
💡 free自由的+dom状态或领域 →自由
"He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall."
他企图翻越这面高墙以获得自由.
近义:independence, liberty, autocracy, autonomy, emancipation, loosening
反义:peonage, thraldom, thrall, thralldom, vassalage, bondage
press
[prɛs]
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词根: press
vt. 压,按;逼迫;紧抱;
vi. 压;逼迫;重压;
n. 强迫征兵;新闻报道,出版物;压榨;印刷机(厂);
💡 press 表”压力,向……人施压”
"The accommodation for the press was makeshift at best."
迁就新闻界充其量只是个权宜之计.
近义:squeeze, depress, pressure, coerce, lobby, prompt
反义:unhand
adj. 民主的;民主政体的;民主主义的;<美>民主党的;
💡 demo人民 +cr+atic …的 → 民主的,民主主义的;民主政体的
"the Democratic senator from Oregon"
(美国)俄勒冈州的民主党参议员
adv. 正确地;公正地;肯定地;无疑地;
"The school was rightly proud of the excellent exam results."
学校为这次出色的考试成绩感到骄傲,这是理所当然的。
近义:aptly, aright, just, justly, precisely, properly
反义:unfairly