学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3580 stigma

 学个词 ---stigma¹今天我们要学的词是 stigma. Stigma is spelled S-T-I-G-M-A, stigma.

 

stigma 的意思是让人羞耻的事，坏名声。 

 

The perception of playing video games used to be negative as the gamers were considered loners who are consumed by their games. However, this social stigma appears to be changing as gaming becomes more mainstream². 电子游戏以前给人带来负面印象，因为玩家们被认为沉迷在游戏中，与世隔绝。 但是，随着电子游戏变得越来越普遍，它在社会上的坏名声似乎正在改变。

 

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

1 stigma   

n.耻辱，污名；(花的)柱头

参考例句：

• Being an unmarried mother used to carry a social stigma.做未婚母亲在社会上曾是不光彩的事。
• The stigma of losing weighed heavily on the team.失败的耻辱让整个队伍压力沉重。

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。