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儒琴英语词汇（English Words and Phrases of the Day）
plateau
noun [C] (NO CHANGE)
a period during which there are no large changes
平稳期；停滞期
The US death rate reached a plateau in the 1960s, before declining suddenly. 美国的人口死亡率在20世纪60年代进入平稳阶段后突然下降。（Cambridge）
China’s fast-spreading coronavirus may peak in February, before cases then start to plateau and ease over the coming months, Beijing’s top economic adviser told Reuters on Tuesday.
stigmatization
noun [ U ] (UK usually stigmatisation) /ˌstɪɡ.mə.t̬əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
the act of treating someone or something unfairly by publicly disapproving of them
stigmatize
verb [ T often passive ]
(UK usually stigmatise)/ˈstɪɡ.mə.taɪz/
污名化；描述或认为某人或某物值得耻辱或极不赞成的行为； 使背负恶名，侮辱
Tedros said the name had been chosen to avoid references to a specific geographical location, animal species or group of people in line with international recommendations for naming aimed at preventing stigmatisation.
More general names such as “Middle East Respiratory Syndrome” or “Spanish flu” are also now avoided as they can stigmatise entire regions or ethnic groups.
volatility
[ˌvɑləˈtɪləti]n.
不稳定性，暂时性; 挥发性（度）
likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse
Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue believes the coronavirus outbreak is a huge wildcard for Wall Street. If the infectious disease, recently named COVID-19, keeps spreading, stocks are in trouble, she said. “Coronavirus remains one of the biggest risks to the market at this point,” she told CNBC’s “Trading Nation.” “I don’t think we know enough to know whether we’re out of the woods as of yet.” Shue, who has $113 billion in assets under management, expects elevated market volatility until number of coronavirus cases peak. Historically, she finds the market doesn’t bottom until similar outbreaks reach a top. — Landsman（CNBC）Feb 11, 2020
decouple
verb [ I or T ]/ˌdiːˈkʌp.əl/ us
to separate from someone or something else; to separate something from something else that it was joined to or part of:
把某物或某人分开；把某物与它所连接的某物分开
Coronavirus outbreak will speed up US-China ‘decoupling’ more than the trade war, Milken Institute analyst says.— CNBC Feb 12, 2020
wean sb off sth
— phrasal verb with wean verb [ T ]
to make someone gradually stop using something that is bad for them
使（某人）逐渐戒掉；使（某人）脱离 (Cambridge)
In the arena of technology, ties between the countries also steadily worsened, and China was said to start efforts to wean itself off U.S. tech.
near-term
adjective [ only before noun ]
relating to what will happen soon and not what will happen further in the future
关于即将发生的事情而不是未来将要发生的事情
More central banks sound the alarm over near-term economic impact of the coronavirus. Malaysia’s central bank said Wednesday that first-quarter growth will be affected by the outbreak that spurred shutdowns in China in efforts to contain the virus’ spread.
