小词详解 | polarise
外刊例句
The polarised politics of America, Britain and elsewhere, in which neither side can tolerate the other’s views, pushes against that ideal.
在美国、英国等地的两极化政治中,任何一方都无法容忍对方的观点,违背了罗尔斯的这种理想。
——《经济学人》Yet his determination to act alone inflamed his opponents, helped polarize the debate on climate change and will carry a significant economic cost.
但他独自行动的决心激怒了反对者,致使有关气候变化的讨论呈现两极化趋势,并且会带来巨大的经济代价。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups
[动词] 使不同的人或观点,分成两个截然对立的群体
深入解读
polarise由polar(两极的)衍生出来,在美式英语中拼写为polarize。它原本是一个物理上的术语,指使物体(被电、磁)极化,或使光出现偏振,但现在越来越多地引申为使公众的意见出现两极分化,变得更为极端尖锐,而没有可能达成妥协和共识的中间立场。最为明显的就是在像美国、英国这样的国家里,政治问题的辩论两极分化为两大政党之间的辩论。
名人用例
The films that I do tend to polarise people's views.
我所做的电影往往会使人们的观点两极分化。
出自亚伦·威廉·帕克爵士(Sir Alan William Parker,1944年2月14日-),英国电影导演、电影监制、作家和演员,其主要电影作品有《鸟人》(Birdy)、《名扬四海》(Fame)等。
同近义词
decentralize: to give some of the power of a central government, organization, etc. to smaller parts or organizations around the country
segregate: to keep one thing separate from another
differentiate: to make someone or something different
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