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2023-05-07

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UK charity hopes to 'decolonise' English vocabulary 

Three Words

1. decolonise

2. poverty

3. misunderstood

Definition And Sentances

1. decolonise

(1) v.  使非殖民化 to make a country that was previously a colony (= a country controlled by another country) politically independent

(2) France is decolonising the Ivory Coast, where some 450 French scientists, technicians, and their families are working. (法國正在象牙海岸實現非殖民化,約有450名法國科學家、技術人員及其家屬在那裡工作。)

2. poverty

(1) n. 貧困、貧窮 the condition of being extremely poor

(2) Helping to alleviate poverty in developing countries also helps to reduce environmental destruction.(幫助緩解開發中國家的貧困也有助減少對環境的破壞。)

3. misunderstood

(1)  v. 誤解、誤會 to think you have understood someone or something when you have not

(2) If you think that these transport problems can be solved by building more roads, you completely misunderstand the nature of the problem. (如果你認為這些交通問題可以藉修築新路來解決的話,那你就完全誤解了問題的本質。)

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UK charity hopes to 'decolonise' English vocabulary   Three Words 1.  decolonise 2.  poverty 3.  misunderstood Definition And Sentan...