HJ獨家推送之「熟詞僻義」

model["m?dl]

n.①樣式，模型

Some economists argue that powerful structural changes inthe world have upended the old economic models that were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation.

一些經濟學家認為，舊的經濟模式是建立在經濟增長和通貨膨脹歷史聯繫的基礎上的，而世界結構的巨大改變可能已使這套模式不再適用了。

v.①複製，模仿

What they found, in attempting to model thought, is that the human brain』s roughly one hundred billion nerve cells are much more talented — and human perception far more complicated — than previously imagined.

在試圖複製人類思維的過程中，研究人員發現，人類大腦中的近1000億個神經細胞要比以前想像的更聰明，人類的感覺器官也比以前想像的更複雜。

②以……為榜樣（model oneself on）

As a statesman, he modeled himself on Churchill. 作為一名政治家，他以丘吉爾為榜樣。

③（model sth on/after sth）

The country』s parliament is modeled on the British system. 這個國家的議會是模仿英國的體制建立的。

maintain [me?n"te?n]

v. ①維修，保養

This is a well-maintained house. 這是一座保養良好的房子。

②維持，保持

Practice tends to build and maintain memory for a task or for any learned material.實踐就是建立並保持對某一任務或所學材料的記憶。

③堅持，主張

George Annas, chair of the health law department at Boston University, maintains that, as long as a doctor prescribes a drug for a legitimate medical purpose, the doctor has done nothing illegal even if the patient uses the drug to hasten death. 波士頓大學健康法律系主任喬治·安納斯堅持認為，只要醫生是出於合理的醫療目的開藥，那麼即使服用此葯會加速病人的死亡，醫生的行為也沒有違法。

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