外刊熱詞:Reprieve、Uptick、Hazardous

2021-02-20 每日雙語Law

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Reprieve


英[rɪ'priːv] 美[rɪ'priv]

緩期執行,緩刑

postponing or remitting punishment

A federal judge on Sunday blocked President Trump's TikTok ban, granting a temporary reprieve to the wildly popular video-sharing app.

一位聯邦法官周日阻止了川普總統的TikTok禁令,暫緩針對這一大熱視頻軟體的下載禁令。

 

來源:NPR U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It Was Set To Start 《美國法官在川普TikTok禁令生效前數小時阻止了該禁令》

 

 

Uptick


英['ʌptɪk] 美['ʌptɪk]

上升

an increase or improvement in the level of something

While there may be an uptick in Black people owning guns in the United States today for protection, it's not necessarily a new phenomenon.

儘管如今美國黑人持槍人數有所增加,但這並不一定就是新現象。

 

來源:NPR Some Black Americans Buying Guns: 'I'd Rather Go To Trial Than Go To The Cemetery' 《一些購買槍枝的黑人:「我寧願犯法也不願意去死」》

 

 

Hazardous


英['hæzədəs] 美['hæzɚdəs]

危險的

involving risk or danger

Some places experienced very unhealthy or hazardous air from wildfires for the first time ever recorded.

自有記錄以來,一些地方因野火首次呼吸非常不健康或有害的空氣。

 

來源:NPR 1 In 7 Americans Have Experienced Dangerous Air Quality Due To Wildfires This Year 《山火肆虐,今年有七分之一的美國人呼吸著有害空氣》

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