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mandarin

/ˈmæn.də.ɹɪn/

Meanings
noun

官僚，官员.

A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire

Examples :

"The Emperor consulted with a respected mandarin known for his wisdom and experience before making the important decision. "
皇帝在做出这项重要决定之前，咨询了一位德高望重的官僚，这位官员以其智慧和经验而闻名。
government history politics person
adjective

官僚的，故作高深的，晦涩难懂的

Pertaining to or reminiscent of mandarins; deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist

Examples :

"The professor's explanation of the economic theory was so mandarin that most of the students left the lecture feeling even more confused. "
这位教授对经济理论的解释太过官僚腔，以至于大部分学生听完讲座后反而更加困惑了。
culture style language literature attitude

Related Words

Illustration obscurantist

obscurantist noun

/ɒbˈskjʊərəntɪst/ /əbˈskjʊərəntɪst/

蒙昧主义者，反智主义者

"The professor was labeled an obscurantist because he deliberately used complex jargon to avoid explaining basic concepts to his students. "

这位教授被人贴上了蒙昧主义者的标签，因为他故意使用复杂的术语，避免向学生解释基本的概念。

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

奶奶，外婆

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

我小时候，奶奶/外婆教我怎么烤饼干。

Illustration pertaining

pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

属于，关于。

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

关于我的汽车保险索赔的所有文件现在都已经提交了。

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

政府，政权

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

政府决定提高税收，用以资助新建学校。

Illustration experience

experience noun

/ɪkˈspɪə.ɹɪəns/ /ɪkˈspɪɹ.i.əns/

经验, 阅历

"It was an experience he would not soon forget."

那是一段他永远难忘的经历。

Illustration reminiscent

reminiscent noun

/ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/

怀旧者，喜欢回忆的人

"The reminiscent, always eager to share stories of her childhood, dominated the family dinner table with anecdotes about her school days. "

这位怀旧者总是急于分享她童年的故事，在家庭晚餐桌上，她用关于学校生活的趣闻轶事占据了主导地位。

Illustration bureaucrat

bureaucrat noun

/ˈbjʊəɹəkɹæt/ /ˈbjʊɹəkɹæt/

官僚，官员。

"The school's new policy on student lunches was created by a group of bureaucrats. "

学校关于学生午餐的新政策是一群官僚制定的。

Illustration department

department noun

/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/ /dəˈpɑɹtmənt/

部门，部门，科室

"The school's science department focuses on biology and chemistry. "

学校的理科部门主要研究生物和化学。

Illustration literature

literature noun

/ˈlɪ.tə.ɹɪ.tʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈlɪ.tɚ.tʃɚ/

文学，文艺。

"The school library's literature collection includes novels, poems, and short stories. "

学校图书馆的文学馆藏包括小说、诗歌和短篇故事。

Illustration infractions

infractions noun

/ɪnˈfrækʃənz/

违规行为，轻微犯罪。

"The student received a warning for several minor infractions, like talking during class and not turning in homework on time. "

这名学生因为一些轻微违规行为，比如上课讲话和没有按时交作业，收到了警告。

Illustration explanation

explanation noun

/ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən/

解释，说明。

"The explanation was long and drawn-out."

那个解释又长又拖沓。

Illustration deliberately

deliberately adverb

/dəˈlɪb(ə)ɹətli/

故意地，有意地，蓄意地

"To avoid a fight, Sarah deliberately walked a different route to school today. "

为了避免争吵，莎拉今天故意选择了另一条上学路线。