Concern
【詞彙來源】
2019年6月英語四級聽力測試 News Report 1
"Safety concernshave been one of the biggest reasons why the country has lost over half a billion in revenue already in the first six month of 2016, the terrorists attack in Paris Last November were caused Europe's worst in the past decade."
【精講】
Concern 這個詞在原文中是個名詞,作為名詞它有4個基本含義,我們來一起學習一下吧~~~
1.a feeling of worry, especially one that is shared by many people (尤其是多人共同的)擔憂
例:There's growing concern aboutthe COVID-19 pandemic. 關於新冠疫情的擔憂不斷上升。
2. desire to protect . 關愛,要去保護某人/某物的願望
例: Teachers' concern for their students. 老師對學生的關愛
3. sth that is important to a person or organization. 重要的事
例: Maybe Trump's main concern is to win his re-election rather than battling with COVID-19.也許川普真正關心的是獲得連任而不是真正的打敗新冠病毒。
4. sth that is your responsiblity or that you have right to know about. 責任,有權知道的事
例:what i've been up to is not none of your concern.我在幹什麼不關你的事。
學習英語,從積累詞彙開始~~
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