词汇掌故：贬低
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校稿 Season111
翻译 小章丶Cat
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Today's word is belittle. It was first used by Thomas Jefferson, the 3rd president of the United States. Many years ago, a French naturalist, the Count de Buffon, wrote some books about natural history. The books were a great success even though some critics did not like them. Some critics said, "Co…
今天要讲的词是belittle(贬低)。美国第三任总统托马斯·杰斐逊首次使用了这个词。 许多年前，一位法国博物学家蒲丰写了几本关于自然史的书。尽管一些评论家不喜欢，那些书仍然很成功。有些评论家说道：“与其说蒲丰是科学家，不如说他是位诗人。” 托马斯·杰斐逊不喜欢蒲丰关于新大陆自然奇观的说法。在杰斐逊看来，蒲丰不…