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外刊例句
- The polarised politics of America, Britain and elsewhere, in which neither side can tolerate the other’s views, pushes against that ideal.
在美国、英国等地的两极化政治中,任何一方都无法容忍对方的观点,违背了罗尔斯的这种理想。
——《经济学人》 - Yet his determination to act alone inflamed his opponents, helped polarize the debate on climate change and will carry a significant economic cost.
但他独自行动的决心激怒了反对者,致使有关气候变化的讨论呈现两极化趋势,并且会带来巨大的经济代价。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups
[动词] 使不同的人或观点,分成两个截然对立的群体
深入解读
polarise由polar(两极的)衍生出来,在美式英语中拼写为polarize。它原本是一个物理上的术语,指使物体(被电、磁)极化,或使光出现偏振,但现在越来越多地引申为使公众的意见出现两极分化,变得更为极端尖锐,而没有可能达成妥协和共识的中间立场。最为明显的就是在像美国、英国这样的国家里,政治问题的辩论两极分化为两大政党之间的辩论。
名人用例
The films that I do tend to polarise people's views.
我所做的电影往往会使人们的观点两极分化。
出自亚伦·威廉·帕克爵士(Sir Alan William Parker,1944年2月14日-),英国电影导演、电影监制、作家和演员,其主要电影作品有《鸟人》(Birdy)、《名扬四海》(Fame)等。
同近义词
- decentralize: to give some of the power of a central government, organization, etc. to smaller parts or organizations around the country
- segregate: to keep one thing separate from another
- differentiate: to make someone or something different