juxtaposition 英 [ˌdʒʌkstəpə'zɪʃn]   美 [ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən]

juxtaposition

juxtaposition  英 [ˌdʒʌkstəpə'zɪʃn] 美 [ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən]

n. 并置,并列;毗邻 

名词复数:juxtapositions 

News accounts throughout the world have zeroed in on the striking juxtaposition of the Downtown Eastside with the Winter Games. 世界各地的新闻都将目光聚集在与冬季奥运会市中心东区并列突出的该地。
This was one of their first – another lucky juxtaposition of news stories: a Frenchwoman’s face transplant coinciding with the arrival of the new Tory leader. 这是他们第一个 — 也是另一个能与新闻报道并列的幸运之作:一张移植的法国女人的脸恰逢新任保守党领袖的到来。

  • If a waiter served you a whole fish and a scoop of chocolate ice cream on the same plate, your surprise might be caused by the juxtaposition, or the side-by-side contrast, of the two foods.
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  • n. 并置,并列;毗邻
  • 1. News accounts throughout the world have zeroed in on the striking juxtaposition of the Downtown Eastside with the Winter Games.

    世界各地的新闻都将目光聚集在与冬季奥运会市中心东区并列突出的该地。

  • 2. This was one of their first – another lucky juxtaposition of news stories: a Frenchwoman’s face transplant coinciding with the arrival of the new Tory leader.

    这是他们第一个 — 也是另一个能与新闻报道并列的幸运之作:一张移植的法国女人的脸恰逢新任保守党领袖的到来。

  • 3. From this day she forced herself to take pains to avoid him - never allowing herself, as formerly, to remain long in his company, even if their juxtaposition were purely accidental.

    从这一天开始,她就努力强迫自己躲开他——即使他们完全是偶然地碰到了一起,她也不让自己像从前那样在他的身边呆得太久。

  • juxtaposition (n.) 1660s, from French juxtaposition (17c.), from Latin iuxta "beside, very near, close to, near at hand" + French position (see position (n.)). Latin iuxta is a contraction of *iugista (adv.), superlative of adjective *iugos "closely connected," from PIE root *yeug- "to join."
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