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iniquitous
adj.极不公正的;邪恶的[/scode]
音标:/ɪˈnɪkwɪtəs/
英英释义:
If you describe something as iniquitous, you mean that it is very unfair or morally bad.
例句:
①Men of feeling may at any moment be killed outright by the iniquitous and the callous.
多愁善感的人会立即被罪恶的人和无情的人彻底消灭。
②It certainly is a most iniquitous affair, said Mr. Bennet, and nothing can clear Mr. Collins from the guilt of inheriting Longbourn.
“这的确是一最不公道的事,”班纳特先生说,“柯林斯先生要继承浪博恩的产业,他这桩罪过是洗也洗不清的。
《金融时报》一篇题为 This tax cliff edge requires a wide berth 也出现了这个表达:
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(common/ordinary)mortal
凡人;肉眼凡胎;普通人[/scode]
英英释义:
You can describe someone as a mortal when you want to say that they are an ordinary person.
例句:
①Tickets seem unobtainable to the ordinary mortal .
普通人好像根本买不到票。
②Impossible needs for any mere mortal to meet.
但凡世人皆不可能达到的要求
Romain Gary的小说 Promise at Dawn 也出现了这个表达: