学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3288 xenophobia

 今天我们要学的词是 xenophobia.

 

Xenophobia 的意思是排外主义。 The deadly mass shooting at two New Zealand mosques¹ has rekindled² dialogue and reflection about confronting hate and xenophobia in communities around the globe. 在新西兰两个清真寺发生的致命持枪滥杀事件重新引发了全球各地社区对仇恨和仇外心理的对话和思考。

 

Law enforcement officials believe that talking about the threat of crime posed by illegal foreigners is a real issue and should not be viewed as an xenophobic statement. 执法官员们认为，谈论违法外国人所构成的犯罪威胁是一个切实的问题，不应被视为仇外言论。

 

1 mosques   

清真寺； 伊斯兰教寺院，清真寺； 清真寺，伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Why make us believe that this tunnel runs underneath the mosques? 为什么要让我们相信这条隧洞是在清真寺下？
• The city's three biggest mosques, long fallen into disrepair, have been renovated. 城里最大的三座清真寺，过去年久失修，现在已经修复。

2 rekindled   

v.使再燃( rekindle的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• As soon as they met again his dormant love for her was rekindled. 他们一见面，他对她的旧情如乾柴烈火般又重新燃起。 来自辞典例句
• Ive found rekindled my interest in re-reading the books. 我发觉这提起了我再次阅读这些书的兴趣。 来自互联网