Accustomed to the veneer of noise, to the shibboleths of promotion, public relations, and market research, society is suspicious of those who value silence.
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accustomed
[ə'kʌstəmd]
adj. 习惯的;通常的;独有的;适应的;
v. 使习惯于(accustom的过去式和过去分词);
💡 ac 一再 + custom 习惯+ ed 表示“有...的”、“如...的”、“...的” → a.惯常的；习惯的
"We have got accustomed to living in an air - conditioned room."
我们对生活在有 空调 的房间里已习惯了.
近义：wonted, inured, used
反义：unacquainted, unconversant, uninitiated, unwonted
n. 促进，增进;提升，升级;（商品等的）推广;发扬;
💡 pro向前+mot移动+ion名词后缀 → 促进；升级
"This misbehaviour will certainly go against his chances of promotion."
违反军规肯定会不利于他的升迁.
近义：preferment, advance, advancement, giveaway, headway, improvement
反义：relegating, relegation, degradation, downgrading, demotion
adj. 公众的，公共的;公开的;政府的;人人知道的，知名的;
n. 大众;社会;公共场所;（文学家等的）爱读者;
💡 publ人民+ic...的 → 公开的，公众的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公众被要求不得在公园里乱扔废纸.
近义：assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反义：participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 交易;市集;需求;交易情况，行情;
vt. 在市场上出售某物;推销;
vi. <美>去市场买东西;
💡 mark(merc-=trade)+et(名词后缀)→市场；市集；交易；出售
"to buy or sell goods on the black market"
从事黑市买卖
近义：introduce, launch, merchandise, merchandize, release, commercialise
反义：obtain, procure, purchase, secure, acquire, get
n. 研究，追究;探讨，探测;调查;探索;
vi. 做研究;探究;（从市场调研中）得出所预测的结果;
vt. 从事…的研究，为…而做研究;
💡 re(again)+search(to go round)→研究；调查
"Recent research has cast new light on the causes of the disease."
最新研究使人们进一步了解了这种疾病的起因.
近义：inquire, investigate, ask, probe, sleuth, study
n. 社会;上流社会;社团;社群;
adj. 上流社会的，社交界的;
💡 socie=social社会+ty表名词 → 社会，社团
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社会憎恶种族主义。
近义：aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反义：personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual