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secularism

/ˈsɛkjʊləˌɹɪzəm/

Meanings
noun

政教分离，世俗主义

Neutrality towards all religions.

Examples :

"state secularism"
国家政教分离
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noun

政教分离，世俗主义。

The political belief in the separation of church and state, i.e. the position that religious belief should not influence public and governmental decisions.

Examples :

"The principle of secularism ensures that public schools teach science without promoting any particular religious creation story. "
政教分离的世俗主义原则确保公立学校在教授科学时，不会宣扬任何特定的宗教创世故事。
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Illustration neutrality

neutrality noun

/njuːˈtɹæləti/ /nuˈtɹæləti/

中立，不偏不倚，置身事外

"Switzerland maintained its neutrality during World War II. "

瑞士在第二次世界大战期间保持了中立立场，没有参与任何一方。

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particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

细节，要点

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

老师指出了这道数学题里一个特别的细节，很多学生都忽略了。

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position noun

/pəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/

位置，地点，方位。

"My favorite position in the classroom is near the window. "

我在教室里最喜欢的位置是靠窗户的地方。

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religions noun

/ɹəˈlɪd͡ʒənz/

宗教，信仰。

"My brother tends to value religion, but my sister not as much."

我哥哥比较重视宗教信仰，但我妹妹则不那么重视。

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promoting verb

/pɹəˈməʊtɪŋ/ /pɹəˈmoʊtɪŋ/

晋升，提升.

"He promoted his clerk to office manager."

他把他的职员提升为办公室经理。

Illustration influence

influence noun

/ˈɪn.flu.əns/

影响，影响力

"I have absolutely no influence over him."

我对他完全没有影响力。

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decisions noun

/dɪˈsɪʒənz/ /dɪˈsɪʒnz/

决定，决策。

""The team's success depends on making good decisions." "

团队的成功取决于做出正确的决定。

Illustration governmental

governmental adjective

/ˌɡʌvərnˈmentl/ /ˌɡʌvərnˈmɛntl/

政府的，官方的

"The governmental regulations for school lunches were recently updated. "

最近更新了关于学校午餐的政府规定。

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principle noun

/ˈpɹɪnsəpəl/

原则，原理，基本信念

"We need some sort of principles to reason from."

我们需要一些可以用来推理的基本原则。

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religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

僧侣，修女.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

这些僧侣和修女们把大量时间奉献给祈祷和冥想。

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political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

政客，政治人物

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

学校的政客向校长反映了学生的担忧。

Illustration separation

separation noun

/sɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/

分离，分隔，隔离

"The separation of the classroom into smaller groups for the lesson was efficient. "

为了上课更有效率，把教室里的学生分成几个小组，这种分隔方式很有效。