Such a loss of dignity and descent into childish behaviour on the part of the adults deeply shocks the adolescents,
这种有失身份和孩子气的作法使青春期的孩子大为震惊,
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 34 Adolescence
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 尊严;高尚;自豪;自尊;
💡 dign值得,高贵+ity抽象名词 → 威严,庄严
"She always comports herself with great dignity."
她的举止总是很端庄。
近义:honesty, honor, majesty, propriety, seemliness, stateliness
反义:humiliation, reproach, unworthiness, dishonourableness, defilement, disgrace
n. 下降;血统;倾斜;
💡 de向下+scent爬,攀 → 下降;下坡
"The plane began its descent to Heathrow."
飞机开始向希思罗机场降落。
近义:inclination, incline, slant, slope, sklent, sclent
反义:ascension, ascent, mounting, scaling, acclivity, escalade
adj. 幼稚的;孩子气的;不复杂的;
💡 child孩子+ish表形容词,“像…一样,有的…” →孩子气的
"Don't be so childish!"
别那么幼稚!
近义:immature, infantile, puerile, sophomoric, unformed, babyish
反义:adult, aged, developed, elder, elderly, grown
adv. 在深处;浓浓地;强烈地;精心地;
💡 deep 深的+ly 副词后缀 …地→深刻地,浓浓地
"She was deeply ashamed of her behaviour at the party."
她对自己在聚会上的行为深感羞愧。
近义:lovingly, abysmally, profoundly, soulfully, tenderly, thoroughly
反义:hurriedly, lightheartedly, lightly, perfunctorily, shallowly, vacuously
n. 损失,减少;丢失,遗失;损耗,亏损;失败;
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有头痛和食欲不振。
近义:waste, dilapidation, hurt, impairment, injury, nuisance
反义:headway, improvement, interest, lucre, attainment, odds