1.responsibility [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti]
n. 责任;职责;责任感,责任心;负责任 真题例句:It tells the fashion industry that it must take responsibility for the signal it sends women, especially teenage girls, about the social tape-measure they must use to determine their individual worth.这一措施还向时尚行业表明,时尚行业应对其向女性,尤其是年轻女孩,所发出的信号负责,这些信号是关于上述人群用于决定自身价值的社会衡量标准。(2016真题例句) 2.profession [prə'feʃ(ə)n] n. 职业,专业;声明,宣布 【解析】pro表“向前”,fession“领域” 真题例句:All around the world, lawyers generate more hostility than the members of any other profession—with the possible exception of journalism.放眼世界,可能除了新闻业之外,律师行业是最遭人嫉恨的行业。(2014真题例句) 3.convince [kən'vɪns] vt. 说服;使确信,使信服 【解析】con“共同”,vin=win表“获得或赢得” 真题例句:If you're not convinced of the inherent value in taking a year off to explore interests, then consider its financial impact on future academic choices.如果你不相信休息一年去探索兴趣的内在价值,那就想想它对未来专业选择时在财务方面的影响。(2017真题例句) 4. reform [rɪ'fɔːm] n. 改革,改良;改正 vt. 改革,革新;重新组成 【解析】re表反复,form“形式” 真题例句:Reforming the system would help both lawyers and their customers. 改革这种体制即对律师有利,也对消费者有利。(2014真题例句) 5. judgment ['dʒʌdʒmənt] n. 判断;裁判;判决书;辨别力 【解析】judge表判断,评判,ment名词后缀 真题例句: That kind of activity makes it less likely that the court’s decisions will be accepted as impartial judgments. 这样的活动使人们不太可能承认法官决议的公正性。(2012真题例句) 6. disapproval[dɪsə'pruːvl] n. 不赞成;不喜欢 【解析】dis表“不”,approval表“同意或通过” 真题例句:The author’s attitude toward California’s argument is one of disapproval. 对于加州方面的说法,作者的态度是不赞成。(2015真题例句) 7.rural['rʊər(ə)l] adj.农村的,乡下的;田园的,有乡村风味的 真题例句:The author holds that George Osborne’s preference shows his disregard for the character of rural areas.作者认为,乔治·奥斯本的偏好表明他无视农村地区的特性。(2016真题例句) 8. humanity[hjʊ'mænɪtɪ] n.人类;人道;仁慈;人文学科 【解析】human表“人”,ity名词后缀 真题例句:Science and technology would cure all the ills of humanity, leading to lives of fulfillment and opportunity for all.科学技术会治愈人类所有的疾病,人人生活美满,机会均等。(2013真题例句) 9. justice['dʒʌstɪs] n. 司法,法律制裁;正义 【解析】源自古希腊神话和古罗马神话的正义女神。 真题例句:California has asked the justices to refrain from a sweeping ruling, particularly one that upsets the old assumptions that authorities may search through the possessions of suspects at the time of their arrest.加利福尼亚州已要求法官们先不要作出一刀切的裁定,特别是不要推翻过去允许执法机构在逮捕嫌疑人时搜查他们的所有物的假定。(2015真题例句) 【趣味神话】古罗马人接受了古希腊的诸神,并混入了罗马的诸神。在古罗马帝国时代,又将一些概念拟人化,“创造”出不少神灵,其中就有正义/司法女神朱斯提提亚(Justitia,由法律jus一词转变而来),这位女神的造型混合了希腊的忒弥斯、狄刻、阿斯特赖亚诸女神的形象,一般都是一手持天平、一手持宝剑,而且都是紧闭双眼或者是在眼睛上蒙着布条。 10. assess [ə'sɛs] vt. 评定;估价;对…征税 【扩展】risk assess风险评估 真题例句:With Britain voting to leave the European Union, and GDP already predicted to slow as a result, it is now a timely moment to assess what he was referring to.随着英国投票脱欧,而且由此人们已预测GDP增长放缓,现在是时候评价他所指的是什么了。(2017真题例句)