2016年5月1日 星期日

fear-mongering, robustly, storming, demagogy, demagogue; demagoguery


"We cannot solve the problems we face by blaming anyone."
"We’ve seen more demagoguery from both parties than I can remember."
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BP's new chief executive, Bob Dudley, launched a robust defense of his company's response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, accusing the media and some in the oil industry of fear-mongering.



Britain expresses 'outrage' at storming of Iran embassy

英國媒體報導,英國的財務大臣(UK Chancellor) George Osborne 於2014/02/13威脅警告,若是蘇格蘭在2014/09/18以「遭透的離婚」(messy divorce)通過獨立公投,那意表蘇格蘭人民沒有法律上的任何理由以繼續保有英鎊通貨(In a robust speech, the Chancellor warned Scottish people that there was no legal reason why they should keep the pound if they voted for independence.)。



Britain has condemned the storming of its Tehran embassy by protesters angry at the imposition of western sanctions over its nuclear program. London has threatened to act "robustly" if its ambassador is expelled.


台灣有兩種文化最讓人無法忍受,它傷害到社會的團結,也給了政客們操弄的空間。這兩種文化一種是「煽動文化」(Demagoguery),一種是「恐懼販子文化」(Fear Monger)。

demagogy
(dĕm'ə-gŏj'ē, -gô'jē, -gŏg'ē, -gō') pronunciation
n.
The character or practices of a demagogue; demagoguery.

demagogue 

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛməɡɒɡ/ 

NOUN

1A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument:the Senator was a gifted demagogue, with particular skill in manipulating the press
1.1(In ancient Greece and Rome) a leader or orator who espoused the cause of the common people:the Athenian demagogues had definite and valuable functions within the state

Derivatives

demagogic

Pronunciation: /dɛməˈɡɒɡɪk/  
ADJECTIVE

demagoguery

Pronunciation: /dɛməˈɡɒɡ(ə)ri/  
NOUN

demagogy

Pronunciation: /ˈdɛməɡɒɡi/  
NOUN

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Greek dēmagōgos, from dēmos 'the people' + agōgos 'leading' (fromagein 'to lead').

robust[ro・bust]

  • レベル:大学入試程度
  • 発音記号[roubʌ'st]

[形]
1 強い, 強健な, 元気盛んな;〈体格などが〉がっしりとした;〈会社・経済などが〉活気のある, 〈意見などが〉確固たる, 強硬な
a robust conviction [plant]
強い信念[丈夫な植物]
be in robust health
壮健である.
2 体力[忍耐]を要する, 骨のおれる
robust training
体力のいる訓練.
3 荒々しい;粗野な;騒がしい
a robust wind
激しい風
robust eaters
騒々しく食べる人たち.
4 〈量が〉豊富な.
5 豊醇(ほうじゅん)な, こくのある
the robust aroma of roasting meat
焼き肉の香ばしいにおい.
[ラテン語robustus (rōbusオークの木+-tus=オークのように強い)]
ro・bust・ly
[副]
ro・bust・ness
[名]



adjective (robuster, robustest)

Derivatives


robustly

adverb

robustness

noun

Origin

mid 16th century: from Latin robustus 'firm and hard', from robus, earlier form of robur 'oak, strength'.

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