Wednesday, 29 November 2023

rife 盛行的,普遍的

adjective. (especially of something undesirable) of common occurrence; widespread.

adverb. in an unchecked or widespread manner.

Examples:

speculation ran rife that he was an arms dealer

bullying is rife regardless of sex but is more prevalent in white British populations

Sunday, 26 November 2023

diaspora 侨居,移民,离散

diaspora /dʌɪˈasp(ə)rə

the movement, migration, or scattering of a people away from an established or ancestral homeland

Examples:

the Latin American diaspora has spread across the United States

migration and diaspora

Chinese diaspora 华侨

Wednesday, 22 November 2023

bigotry 偏见

unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction, in particular prejudice against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group.

"the difficulties of combating prejudice and bigotry"

"It allows us to talk about issues such as transphobia without the potential for seriously upsetting trans kids who play the game, as they can be shown the topic of bigotry through people writing dragons off as beasts who just want to burn villages instead of any real transphobic comments they may already be dealing with in their real life."

defibrillator 心脏除颤器

defibrillator: devices that apply an electric charge or current to the heart to restore a normal heartbeat. If the heart rhythm stops due to...