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| 释义 | 〔Kenner〕A city of southeast Louisiana, an industrial suburb of New Orleans on the Mississippi River. Population, 66,382.肯纳：美国路易斯安那州东南部城市，是位于密西西比河上新奥尔良市的工业近郊。人口66,382〔Alicante〕A city of southeast Spain on the Mediterranean Sea south of Valencia. It is a port and tourist center. Population, 253,722.阿利坎特：西班牙东南部一城市，位于瓦伦西亚以南的地中海沿岸。为港口及旅游中心。人口253,722〔Ashland〕A city of north-central Ohio southeast of Cleveland. It is a manufacturing center in an agricultural region. Population, 20,079.阿什兰：美国克利夫兰东南俄亥俄州中北部的一座城市，是一个农业区的制造中心。人口20,079〔Onitsha〕A city of southeast Nigeria on the Niger River. It is a market town and manufacturing center. Population, 262,100.奥尼沙：尼日利亚东南部，位于尼日尔河畔的一座城市，它是一座贸易城市和制造业中心。人口262,100〔Niles〕A city of northeast Ohio north-northwest of Youngstown. It is an iron and steel center. Population, 21,128.奈尔斯：美国俄亥俄州东北部的一座城市，位于扬斯敦西北偏北。它是一个钢铁工业中心。人口21,128〔Machida〕A city of east-central Honshu, Japan, an industrial and residential suburb of Tokyo. Population, 321,182.町田：日本本州岛中东部城市，东京近郊工业区和近郊居民区。人口321,182〔Xenia〕A city of southwest-central Ohio east-southeast of Dayton. It is a manufacturing center. Population, 24,664.齐尼亚：美国俄亥俄州中部偏西南一城市，位于代顿东南偏东。它是一个制造业中心。人口24,664〔different〕How different this seems from Paris suggests that the object of comparison is the city of Paris itself, 这与巴黎看起来有何不同呢？比较的对象是巴黎这座城市本身， 〔obnoxious〕"The town . . . now lies obnoxious to its foes"(John Bunyan)“这个城市…现在对它的敌人来说不攻自破”(约翰·班扬)〔megalopolis〕A region made up of several large cities and their surrounding areas in sufficient proximity to be considered a single urban complex.大城市：由几个大城市及其郊区所组成的地区，这些城市可以被看成是一个单一的城市复合体〔Mesa〕A city of south-central Arizona east of Phoenix. It is a winter resort and trade center with varied industries. Population, 288,091.梅瑟：美国亚利桑那州中南部一城市，位于菲尼克斯东部。它是一个冬季度假胜地，也是一个拥有多种工业的贸易中心。人口288,091〔Pittsburg〕A city of western California at the junction of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers northeast of Oakland. It is a manufacturing center in a fishing and farming region. Population, 47,564.匹兹堡：美国加利福尼亚州西部的一座城市，位于奥克兰东北方的萨克拉门托河和圣华金河的交汇处。为渔业和农业地区的制造中心。人口47,564〔Takasaki〕A city of central Honshu, Japan, northwest of Tokyo. A silk-manufacturing center, the city is best known for its statue of Kannon, goddess of mercy. Population, 231,764.高崎：日本本州岛中部一城市，位于东京西北部。它是一个丝绸制造业中心，而以仁爱女神－观音的雕像最为出名。人口231,764〔Beira〕A city of east-central Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel, an arm of the Indian Ocean. It is a commercial center and a popular resort. Population, 230,744.贝拉：莫桑比克的中东部城市，位于印度洋的一个海湾-莫桑比克海峡。贝拉是莫桑比克的商业中心和流行的游览圣地。人口230,744〔Randwick〕A city of southeast Australia, a suburb of Sydney on the Pacific Ocean and Botany Bay. Population, 116,600.兰德威克：澳大利亚东南部一城市，是悉尼市的一个郊区，靠太平洋和博坦尼湾。人口116,600〔unique〕Over the course of the centuryunique has become the paradigmatic example of the class of terms that do not allow comparison or modification by an adverb of degree such as very, somewhat, or quite. Thus, most grammarians believe that it is incorrect to say that something isvery unique or more unique than something else, though phrases such asnearly unique and almost unique are acceptable. In the most recent survey the sentenceHer designs are quite unique in today's fashion scene was unacceptable to 80 percent of the Usage Panel. · Critical objections to the comparison and degree modification of absolute terms date to the 18th centuryand have been applied to a wide group of adjectives includingequal, fatal, omnipotent, parallel, perfect, and unanimous. According to the standard argument, such words denote properties that a thing either does or does not have but cannot have to a qualifiable degree.Thus ifunique is properly used to mean "without equal or equivalent,” something either is unique or it isn't, and phrases such asvery unique and more unique can only betray a weakening of the sense to mean something like "unusual" or "distinctive.” It is true that comparison and modification ofunique are often associated with the style favored by copywriters, as in the advertisement announcing thatOmaha's most unique restaurant is now even more unique or in the claim that a new automobile is So unique, it's patented. But modification ofunique is also found in the work of reputable writers, where it may lack any connotations of hyperbole.A painting is described asthe most unique of Beckman's self-portraits, and a travel writer states thatChicago is no less unique an American city than New York or San Francisco. The relative acceptability of these usages reflects the semantic subtlety ofunique itself. If we were to useunique only according to the strictest criteria of logic, after all, we might freely apply the term to anything in the worldsince nothing is wholly equivalent to anything else.Clearly, then, when we say that a restaurant or painting is unique,we mean that it is worthy of inclusion in a class by itself according to certain implicit but generally accepted criteria.Thus a legitimately unique painting might be one that realizes an unparalleled aesthetic vision,but not one that is rendered only in pigments whose names begin with the lettero; and a legitimately unique restaurant might be one that serves 18th-century French cuisine according to the original recipes,not one that has been installed in a converted sardine cannery.Given this understanding, it is not inherently impossible to think of uniqueness as a matter of degree,in the sense that one painting or restaurant may be more or less worthy of inclusion in a class by itself than some other. ·What is troubling about the copywriters' use ofunique is not that the word has become a synonym for unusual. Rather, it is the copywriters who are using the word in conformity with strict logic.Uniqueness is claimed for a restaurant in virtue of some trivial properties of its decor or menu,or for a resort hotel that simply happens to have a singularly picturesque view of the bay.Though it may be true that such properties render these thingslogically unique, they do not constitute legitimate grounds for putting the things into a class by themselves according to the criteria ordinarily invoked when things are sorted into classes.In fact, the abuse ofunique can be cloying even when no modification or comparison is involved; when we read an advertisement for a line of sportswear that featuresa unique selection of colors, we may suspect that the distinctive properties of the color selection are not so remarkable as the advertiser would have us believe. But it is not surprising that these uses ofunique should lend themselves to promiscuous modification and comparison; for once it is granted that uniqueness can be claimed for any product or service that is somehow distinctive from all its competitors,it is inevitable that an increase in uniqueness will be seen in every minor innovation.See Usage Note at equal ,infinite ,parallel ,perfect 在本世纪整个过程中unique 已成为不能由程度副词，例 very、somewhat 或 quite， 比较或修饰的一类术语的例证。 因此，多数语法学家认为说某事是very unique 或 more unique than 是不正确的， 虽然短语例如nearly unique 和 almost unique 是可接受的。 在最近的调查中，句子Her designs are quite unique in today's fashion scene （她的设计在现今流行样式的场面中是很独特的） 对用法专题使用小组的百分之八十成员是不可接受的。 对纯粹术语的比较和程度修饰的主要异议可追述到18世纪，并已广泛用到许多形容词中，包括equal, fatal, omnipotent, parallel, perfect 和 unanimous。 根据标准论据，这些单词表示一事有或没有但不能有可修饰的程度的性质。于是如果unique 适当地用于表示“没有相等或相当的”，则某事是唯一的或不是唯一的， 而短语像very unique 和 more unique 仅能表露出说明某事像“不寻常的”或“独特的”的意义的减弱。 的确，unique 的比较和修饰常与撰稿人喜欢的文体相联系， 如在广告中称Omaha's most unique restaurant is now even more unique（奥马哈城的最独特的餐馆现在甚至是更加独特） 或声称新汽车是 So unique, it's patented（如此独特，它取得了专利权）。 但是unique 的修饰也在著名作家的作品中发现， 那里可能缺乏夸张法的任何涵义。描述一张油画为the most unique of Beckman's self-portraits（最独特的贝克曼的自画像）， 一位旅游作家叙述Chicago is no less unique an American city than New York or San Francisco（芝加哥比纽约或旧金山是不逊独特的美国城市）。 这些用法的相对可接受性反映unique 自身语义的巧妙。 如果我们仅按照逻辑的严格标准使用unique ， 则我们终于会自由地把此术语使用于世界上的任何事，因为没有完全等同于另一事的事。于是，显然当我们说餐馆或油画是独特的时，我们意味着根据某种隐含的但可普遍接受的判据它是值得包含在一个等级内的。于是合理独特的油画可能是实现空前未有的审美型的，而不是仅给予名字以字母O开始的颜料； 合理独特的餐馆可能根据原来的食谱提供18世纪法国菜肴的餐馆，而不是配备转换的沙丁鱼罐头食品的餐馆。按这样了解，将独特性视为程度问题不是本来就不可能的，在这个意义上一张油画或一个餐馆或多或少可能是极好的有价值的内涵物而不是其他。关于撰稿人使用unique 的困惑不是此单词已成为 unusual 的同义词。 相反地，正是撰稿人使用此单词与严密的逻辑相一致。对餐馆声称独特性是由于它的布置或菜单的某些不重要的性质，或者对于人们常去的旅馆仅因为有海湾的独一无二地别致的景象。虽然这样的性质使得这些事logically 独特的可能是真实的， 但是当事情进行了分类，根据平常实行的判据把这些事情自身放到一类，他们不组成正常的基础。事实上unique 的滥用会使人发腻，即使在没有涉及修饰或比较的时候； 当我们读运动服装的unique selection of colors（颜色的独特选择） 的一行广告时， 我们会怀疑颜色选择的独特性质并非广告商希望我们所认为的那么明显。但不必惊讶于unique 的这些用法应当适用于杂乱的修饰和比较； 就这一次可以承认，独特性能用来指任何产品或服务，它们与所有的竞争者相比较有某种程度的特色，在每一小的创新中可以看到独特性的增加是必然会发生的 参见 equal,infinite,parallel,perfect〔Guangzhou〕A city of southern China on a delta near the South China Sea. It is the capital of Guangdong province. Population, 2,570,000.广州：中国南部一城市，位于中国南海沿岸一三角洲上。为广东省省会。人口2,570,000〔organdy〕[a city of western Uzbekistan] [乌兹别克斯坦西部的一个城市] 〔Shelby〕A city of southwest North Carolina west of Charlotte. It is a textile and processing center in an agricultural region. Population, 15,310.谢尔比：美国北卡罗来纳州西南部的一个城市，位于夏洛特以西，它是-个农业区内的纺织和加工中心。人口15,310〔Patna〕A city of northeast India on the Ganges River northwest of Calcutta. It served as Asoka's capital in the 3rd centuryb.c. and as a Mogul viceregal capital in the 16th century. Population, 776,371. 巴特那：印度东北部恒河沿岸一城市，位于加尔各答西北部。在公元前 3世纪为阿育王朝的首都，16世纪为莫卧儿总都府，人口776,371 〔Fremont〕A city of western California on San Francisco Bay southeast of Oakland. It is a manufacturing and shipping center. Population, 173,339.弗里蒙特：美国加利福尼亚西部一城市，位于旧金山湾，在奥克兰的东南部。是制造业和航运业中心。人口173,339〔Omiya〕A city of east-central Honshu, Japan, a commercial suburb of Tokyo. Population, 373,015.大宫：日本本州岛中东部的一个城市，东京的城郊商业区。人口373,015〔Greenwood〕A city of central Indiana, a residential suburb of Indianapolis. Population, 26,265.格林伍德：美国印第安纳州中部城市，为印第安纳波利斯的一个近郊居民区。人口26,265〔Hungnam〕A city of east-central North Korea on the Sea of Japan north-northeast of Seoul, South Korea. It is an industrial center. Population, 260,000.兴南：朝鲜中部偏东一城市，濒临日本海，位于韩国汉城市东北偏北。为一工业中心。人口260,000〔Malden〕A city of northeast Massachusetts, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Boston. Population, 53,884.马尔登：美国马萨诸塞州东北部的一座城市，是波士顿的一个居住与制造业郊区。人口53,884〔Sylvania〕A city of northern Ohio on the Michigan border northwest of Toledo. It is a manufacturing center. Population, 17,301.西尔韦尼亚：美国俄亥俄州北部一城市，位于托莱多西北密歇根边境是制造业中心人口17,301〔Nice〕A city of southeast France on the Mediterranean Sea northeast of Cannes. Controlled by various royal houses after the 13th century, the city was finally ceded to France in 1860. It is the leading resort city of the French Riviera and is known for its beaches, casinos, and luxurious hotels. Population, 337,085.尼斯：法国东南部城市，在戛纳东北的地中海沿岸。13世纪以后被多个贵族家庭控制，1860年最终割让给法国。是法国沿海主要的旅游城市，并因它的沙滩、娱乐场和豪华宾馆闻名于世。人口337,085〔Laval〕A city of southern Quebec, Canada, on an island opposite Montreal, of which it is a residential suburb. Population, 268,335.拉瓦勒：加拿大魁北克省南部一城市，位于蒙特利尔对面的一个小岛上。它是一个市郊区住宅区。人口268,335〔Yamagata〕A city of northern Honshu, Japan, west of Sendai. It is a processing center, especially for silk. Population, 245,159.山形：日本本州北部一城市，位于仙台的西面，它是一加工业中心，尤其是丝绸加工。人口245,159〔Florissant〕A city of eastern Missouri, a residential suburb of St. Louis. It was settled by French farmers and fur trappers in the 1760's. Population, 51,206.弗洛里桑特：密苏里东部一城市，是圣·路易斯近郊的居住郊区。由法国农民和设陷阱猎取动物皮毛的猎人于18世纪60年代建成。人口51,206〔Utica〕An ancient city of northern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea northwest of Carthage. According to tradition, it was founded c. 1100b.c. by Phoenicians from Tyre. The city declined in the first century b.c. and was finally destroyed by the Arabs c. a.d. 700. 尤蒂卡：非洲北部的一古代城市，临近地中海，位于迦太基的西北。据传它是于公元前 1000年左右由蒂尔城来腓尼基人创立的。此城于 公元前 1世纪左右衰落，最后于 公元 700年左右被阿拉伯人摧毁 〔Fridley〕A city of eastern Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis on the Mississippi River. Population, 28,335.弗里德利：美国明尼苏达州东部一城市，位于密西西比河边明尼阿波利斯郊外。人口28,335〔Garland〕A city of northeast Texas, an industrial suburb of Dallas. Population, 180,650.加兰：美国得克萨斯州东北部的一城市，达拉斯的一个郊区工业区。人口180,650〔Renton〕A city of west-central Washington, a suburb of Seattle. It has an extensive aircraft industry. Population, 41,688.兰顿：美国华盛顿州中西部的一个城市，为西雅图的郊区。该城有一个大型的飞机工业。人口41,688〔Pergamum〕An ancient Greek city and kingdom of western Asia Minor in modern-day western Turkey. It passed to Rome in the second centuryb.c. and was noted for its sculpture and its library, which Mark Antony gave to Cleopatra. 帕加马：古希腊城市，西亚次大陆的一个王国，在今土耳其西部。在第二个世纪时，它归于罗马公元前 ，以雕塑和马克·安东尼给女王克里奥培特拉的图书馆而著名 〔Kaduna〕A city of northwest-central Nigeria northeast of Lagos. Founded by the British in 1913, the city has cotton mills. Population, 202,000.卡杜纳：尼日利亚中部偏西北的一城市，位于拉各斯东北部。该市由英国人建于1913年，拥有棉纺厂。人口202,000〔solicitor〕The chief law officer of a city, town, or government department.法官：城市、城镇或政府部门的首席法律官员〔Banjarmasin〕A city of Indonesia on a delta island of southern Borneo. An important deep-water port, Banjarmasin was part of a Hindu kingdom in the 14th century and passed to Moslem rulers in the 15th century. Population, 381,286.班加马辛：印度尼西亚一城市，位于婆罗洲南部的一个三角形岛屿上。班加马辛是重要的深水港14世纪时曾是印度王国的一部分，15世纪时由穆斯林统治。人口381,286〔Manitowoc〕A city of eastern Wisconsin on Lake Michigan north of Sheboygan. Its shipbuilding industry dates from the 1840's. Population, 32,520.马尼托沃克：美国威斯康星州东部一城市，位于希伯伊根以北密歇根湖湖畔，其造船工业可追溯至19世纪40年代。人口32,520〔Montclair〕A city of southern California northeast of Pomona. It is a residential community in a citrus-growing area. Population, 28,434.蒙特克莱尔：美国加利福尼亚南部一城市，位于波莫纳东北布。它是一个位于灌木区内的住宅区。人口28,434 |
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