学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3549 monolithic

 今天我们要学的词是 monolithic¹. Monolithic is spelled M-O-N-O-L-I-T-H-I-C, monolithic.

 

Monolithic 的意思是一整块的，整体的。In a speech at the National Religious Broadcasters annual convention in Nashville, U.S. Attorney General William Barr said the mainstream² press has become "remarkably³ monolithic in viewpoint." 在纳什维尔市举行的全美宗教广播公司年度大会上，美国司法部长巴尔发表演讲说，主流媒体已经“超乎异常地统一口径。”

 

Although black Americans represent a larger voting bloc⁴ in the U.S., they are continued to be framed as s monolithic group by major polls, while white people were disaggregated by age, political identification and education. 尽管美国黑人代表着一个巨大的选民群体，但主要民调组织仍把他们视为一个整体，而把白人按年龄、政治认同和教育程度进行分类。

 

好的，我们今天学习的词是monolithic, monolithic, monolithic.

1 monolithic   

adj.似独块巨石的；整体的

参考例句：

• Don't think this gang is monolithic.不要以为这帮人是铁板一块。
• Mathematics is not a single monolithic structure of absolute truth.数学并不是绝对真理的单一整体结构。

2 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

3 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。

4 bloc   

n.集团；联盟

参考例句：

• A solid bloc of union members support the decision.工会会员团结起来支持该决定。
• There have been growing tensions within the trading bloc.贸易同盟国的关系越来越紧张。