REPRESENTATIVE, n. In national politics, a member of the Lower House in this world, and without discernible hope of promotion in the next.

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representative ['rɛprɪ'zɛntətɪv] 词频1 词根: represent
n. 代表;继任者;议员;类似物; adj. 典型的;有代表性的;代议制的;相当[类似](另一种属)的;
💡 represent代表+ative形容词后缀 →代表性的
"a representative of the UN"
联合国代表
近义:appointor, procurator, proxy, rep, deputy, commissary 反义:irregular, nonconforming, atypical, uncharacteristic, uncommon, untypical
national ['næʃnəl] 词频1 词根: nat
adj. 国家的;国有的;国民的;民族主义的; n. [常用复数]全国性比赛;某国国民;全国性报刊;(机构等的)全国总部;
💡 nat出生的+ion名词后缀+al...的 →出生地的 →国家的,民族的
"the National Sound Archive"
国家音响档案馆
近义:citizen, native, inland, domestic 反义:outlander, outsider, stranger, alien, newfangled, outlandish
discernible [dɪ'zɝnəbl] 词根: 区分
adj. 可识别的;可辨别的;
💡 dis分开+cern=seen可见的+ible形容词后缀 → 分开可见的 →可辨别的;可识别的
"Night fell, but the outline of the factory buildings was still discernible."
夜幕降临了, 但厂房还能看见个轮廓.
近义:intelligible, noticeable, patent, perceivable, perceptible, presentative 反义:indiscernible, invisible, undiscernible, unnoticeable, unperceivable
promotion [prə'moʃən] 词频3 词根: mob
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
politics ['pɑlətɪks] 词频2 词根: polit
n. 政治;政治事务;政治观点;权术;
💡 polit国家,城市+ics表名称,学科学术 →政治
"The professor's a radical in politics but a conservative dresser."
教授在政治上是激进派,但衣着却很守旧.
member ['mɛmbɚ] 词频1
n. 成员;分子;身体部位(尤指胳膊或腿);构件,部件;
"a card-carrying member of the Conservative party"
保守党正式党员
近义:insider, integrant, associate, attache, supporter, copartner 反义:nonmember

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