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n. 备忘录; (美) 内部通知;
[例句]She penned a short memo to his private secretary.
她给他的私人秘书写了一份简短的备忘录。
diversity
n. 差异; 多样化,(人在种族、民族、宗教等方面的)多样性; 分歧;
[例句]His object is to gather as great a diversity of material as possible.
他的目标就是尽可能多地搜集各种材料。
perpetuate
vt. 保持; 使永存; 使不朽,使不灭;
adj. 长存的;
[例句]We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past
我们绝对不能让过去的宗教分裂继续下去。
stereotype
n. 陈规旧习,旧规矩; 固定的形式; 铅版; 铅版制版法,铅板印刷;
vt. 使成陈规; 把…浇铸成铅版; 使用铅版; 使固定;
[例句]There's always been a stereotype about successful businessmen
人们对于成功商人一直都有一种固定印象。
trait
n. 特点,特性; 少许;
[例句]The study found that some alcoholics had clear personality traits showing up early in childhood
研究发现一些酗酒者在童年早期就显现出鲜明的人格特征。
distribution
n. 分配,分布; [法] (无遗嘱死亡者的) 财产分配; [无线] 频率分布; [电] 配电;
[例句]He admitted there had been distribution problems.
他承认曾出现过配给问题。
preference
n. 偏爱; 优先权; 偏爱的事物; (债权人) 受优先偿还的权利;
[例句]Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends
父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。
shame
n. 羞愧; 羞辱; 可耻的人; 羞愧感;
vt. 使蒙羞; 玷辱; 使感到羞愧; 使相形见绌;
[例句]She felt a deep sense of shame
她深感羞愧。
harassment
n. 袭扰; 骚扰,扰乱; 折磨人的东西; 烦恼,忧虑;
[例句]The party has accused the police of harassment.
该党指责警方有侵扰行为。