Nobody believes the official spokesman... but everybody trusts an unidentified source.
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pron. 没有人,无人;
n. 小人物,无足轻重的人;
💡 no无 +body 人→ pron.谁也不;无人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
没人能够反驳他的说法。
近义:none
n. 行政官员;公务员;[体]裁判;高级职员;
adj. 官方的,法定的;公职的,公务的;官气十足;正式的;
💡 offic官方的 + ial 属于...的 → adj.官方的,法定的
"The king exiled one of his official for murder."
国王因他的一个大臣犯谋杀罪而将他放逐.
近义:journeyman, officer, trustee, directive, executive, authorized
反义:nonofficial, informal, extraofficial
n. 发言人,代言人;
💡 spokes发言+man人 → n.发言人,代言人
"The spokesman refused to disclose details of the takeover to the press."
发言人拒绝向新闻界透露公司收购的详细情况。
近义:interlocutor, mouthpiece, prolocutor, speaker, spokesperson, teller
pron. 每人,人人;大伙儿;各位;
💡 every每个 +body 人→ pron.每人,人人
"When I give the command, everybody pushes off together."
我一声令下, 大家就一起用桨把船撑离河岸.
近义:each, all, everyone
n. 根源,本源;源头,水源;原因;提供消息的人;
vt. (从…)获得;发起;向…提供消息;寻求(尤指供货)的来源;
vi. 原料来源;起源;寻求来源;寻求生产商(或提供商);
💡 source(rise)→泉源;源头
"I've heard from a reliable source that company is running very badly."
我已从一位可靠人士那儿获悉,这家公司经营得非常糟糕.
近义:resort, resource, procedence, provenance, provenience, root
unidentified
[[ˌʌnai'dentifaid]]
a. 未被认出的, 未经确认的
近义:nameless, obscure, unadmired, unauthenticated, unbeknown, unfamiliar
反义:approved, avowed, recognised, renowned, sanctioned, accepted