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儒琴今日英语单词 Word of the Day
whataboutism
noun [ U ] disapproving /wɑːˈt̬əˈbaʊ.tɪ.zəm/
英汉解释：
the technique or practice of responding to an accusation or difficult question by making a counteraccusation or raising a different issue.
“你也是一样”；“那又怎么办”主义（指面对批评或问题的时候用类似的批评或问题来回答，句子里通常有“…“你也是一样；那又怎么办”的表达）
原文举例：
Despite saying at the top of his press conference that he didn’t think there was “any kind of hostility” between himself and Biden, Putin launched into a familiar diatribe of anti-US whataboutism to deflect criticism of the Russian Federation. （CNN/16 June, 2021）
jovial & joviality
adjective & noun
英汉解释：
characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality； (of a person) friendly and in a good mood, or (of a situation) enjoyable because of being friendly and pleasant
（人）友善快活的，幽默；（情况）令人愉快的
原文举例：
The scheduling of separate news conferences meant there was none of the joviality that accompanied a 2018 meeting in Helsinki between Putin and Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, where Putin presented Trump with a soccer ball. There was also no shared meal. （Reuters / June 16, 2021）
taper
verb & noun /ˈteɪ.pɚ/
英汉解释：
If something tapers or is tapered, it gradually becomes reduced in amount, number, or size until it is greatly reduced.
（使）一端逐渐变窄；逐步缩减规模或数量
原文举例：
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday brought forward its projections for the first post-pandemic interest rate hikes into 2023 and opened the debate on when and how it may be appropriate to start tapering the U.S. central bank’s massive bond-buying program. （Reuters / June 16, 2021）
counterintuitive （counter-intuitive）
adjective /ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚ.ɪnˈtuː.i.t̬ɪv/
英汉解释：
(of an idea, proposal, etc) seemingly contrary to common sense；something that is counter-intuitive does not happen in the way you would expect it to.
反直觉的；与预期相反的; (指想法、建议等)似乎与常识相反的
原文举例；
However counterintuitive it might be for Putin to poke the US President in the eye later down the line, the Russian president’s every action is done with a view to how it will play for him domestically. （CNN/16 June, 2021）
