dissent
UK/di'sent/US
GREA2
释义
v.
To hold or express an opinion that differs from a majority or official view
持异议,不同意
n.
Disagreement with a prevailing or official opinion, especially when openly expressed
异议,反对(尤指公开表达的)
词根拆分
词根派生dis-(分开)+ sent(感觉)=「感受与群体相左」。dissent 在结构上与 consent、consensus 正相反:consensus 是大家感受一致,dissent 是一种感受偏离出来。它指有原则的不同意——dissenting opinion(异议意见)、political dissent(政治异议)——而非单纯的厌恶。
词根 sent 还连着 33 个词常用搭配
- 1.political dissent政治异议
- 2.voice of dissent异议之声
- 3.dissent from对…持异议
- 4.express dissent表达异议
- 5.dissenting opinion异议意见
例句
- 1.
Two of the nine judges dissented from the ruling.
九位法官中有两位对这一裁定持异议。
- 2.
The government has little tolerance for political dissent.
政府对政治异议几乎没有容忍度。
- 3.
Voices of dissent were quickly silenced.
异议的声音很快被压制了下去。
易混词辨析
dissent 与 descent:纯同音陷阱(都读 /dɪˈsent/)。dissent = 异议(dis- + 感觉);descent = 下降或血统(de- + scandere「攀爬」):a steep descent(陡降)、of Italian descent(意大利血统)。拼写要注意:dissent 接缝处有两个 s。