学个词Learn a Word 第502期 Mainstream

今天我们要学的词是mainstream¹。 Mainstream, 主流。 "Mainstream culture," 主流文化。 "The Mainstream media decided² to run the story," 主流媒体决定对此事进行报道。 "Saving the environment has found its way into mainstream society," 环保日益成为社会的主流理念。美国社会围绕移民问题展开的辩论，推动不少法学院的学生重新对移民法产生了兴趣。

一位法学院的教授说， "What used to be a backwater of the law has become mainstream," 法律界原来这块没人理会的死水，如今正在变为主流。好，今天我们学习的词是mainstream...

 

1 mainstream   

n.（思想或行为的）主流；adj.主流的

参考例句：

• Their views lie outside the mainstream of current medical opinion.他们的观点不属于当今医学界观点的主流。
• Polls are still largely reflects the mainstream sentiment.民调还在很大程度上反映了社会主流情绪。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。