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单词解析速记 JV548:Nepotism.and.Imbroglio
日期:2012-05-13 09:38

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1.NEPOTISM: (noun)favoritism shown to relatives by those in power,favoritism shown by somebody in power to relatives and friends, especially in appointing them to good positions. using your power or influence to obtain good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family:

Synonyms:favoritism, partiality

Antonyms:nonpartisanship

Examples:
- The Italian Mafia practiced nepotism as a way of keeping the “business” inside the family.
- The government discouraged nepotism and made sure that people were hired and promoted based on merit, not because they are relatives of the president.
- When the company CEO gave a sought-after position to his son, many employees felt it was due to nepotism, rather than true merit.

2.IMBROGLIO =(noun: a complicated, sometimes emotionally charged, situation involving intrigue and misunderstanding, an extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation: the Watergate imbroglio.An unwanted, difficult and confusing situation, full of trouble and problems.

Synonyms:predicament, tangle, snarl, dispute, mess

Examples:
- The imbroglio in the Middle East was caused by a lack of clear communication and fear.
- The company may not survive another legal imbroglio
- Land developers and environmentalists are always in some type of imbroglio over new construction plans.

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重点单词
  • legaladj. 法律的,合法的,法定的
  • nepotismn. 裙带关系,任人唯亲
  • confusingadj. 使人困惑的,令人费解的 动词confuse的现
  • obtainvt. 获得,得到 vi. 通用,流行,存在
  • complicatedadj. 复杂的,难懂的 动词complicate的过去
  • unwantedadj. 不必要的,空闲的
  • misunderstandingn. 误会,误解 misunderstand的现在分词
  • confusedadj. 困惑的;混乱的;糊涂的 v. 困惑(confu
  • predicamentn. 状态,穷境,困局
  • tanglen. 缠结,混乱,海澡类 v. 使缠结,纠纷