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单词

suppress

读音
səˈpres
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词根

"Suppress" 源于拉丁词汇 "supprimere",在其中 "sub-" 是前缀,表示“在下方”,"premere" 是动词,意思是“按,压"。因此,"suppress" 的字面含义是 "按下去”。

释义

vt. 抑制;镇压;废止 [ 第三人称单数 suppresses 现在分词 suppressing 过去式 suppressed 过去分词 suppressed ]

例句

He was prepared to suppress rebellion by shooting down protesters.
他准备枪杀抗议者来镇压叛乱。
Indeed, the war effort against Britain tended to suppress class conflicts.
实际上,针对英国的战争导致对阶级冲突的压制。
This then meant that the military had to remain to suppress rebellion and organize government.
这就意味着军队必须留下来镇压叛乱,组织政府。

强化记忆

你可以把 "suppress" 与 "press" 关联起来记忆。"press"是压的意思,而"suppress"的词根是"sup-"和"press","sup-"有"向下"的意思,整体就构成了"press"向下压的意思,也就是抑制。"Suppress" 这个词在 14 世纪时由拉丁词 "supprimere" 演变而来。在欧美文化中,它有着各种含义,例如阻止,隐藏,控制情绪或者压制社会动乱。

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