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disreputable

/dis'repjutәbl/

托福英语词汇

📖 中文释义

  1. a. 名誉不好的, 不光彩的, 声名狼藉的

💬 双语例句

  1. Indeed, this is precisely what happened with the Russians: the most qualified have already gone to the US. Europe has been unable to attract much more than a few disreputable oligarchs, who migrated to the French Riviera, and a handful of lively street singers.

    的确,俄罗斯就是这种情况的写照:资质最高的人才已经移民去了美国。 欧洲除了吸引到一些声名狼藉的寡头政客偏居于法国的里维埃拉和一些活跃的街头歌手之外一无所获。

  2. Fields of endeavor that use “science” in their titles tend to be those that get masses of people emotionally involved and in which crackpots seem to have some purchase on public opinion. These fields have “science” in their names to distinguish them from their disreputable cousins.

    那些努力使用“科学”命名的学科往往是有许多群众情绪卷入其中,并且有居心不良者在其中利用公众舆论的领域,因此只好用“科学”两字来把自己与其声名狼藉的旁系学说区分开来。

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disreputable oligarchs
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
  1. a. lacking respectability in character or behavior or appearance