从这期推送开始我们介绍Latin borrowings拉丁引进词,即从拉丁语中引进英语的词语。1ad hoc[,æd'hɔk]adj. 特别的;临时adv. 特别地例1:The faculty formed an ad hoc committee to deal with the question of first-amendment rights on campus.全体教员成立了一个特别委员会以处理校园中的第一修正案权利。First Amendment to the United States Constitution美国宪法第一修正案禁止美国国会制订任何法律以确立国教;妨碍宗教信仰自由;剥夺言论自由;侵犯新闻自由与集会自由;干扰或禁止向政府请愿的权利。例2:An ad hoc investigating committee is authorized to look into a matter of limited scope and not to go on a fishing expedition for other wrongdoing.特别调查委员会被授权在一定范围内调查事件,但不能为搜罗其他罪证进行非法调查。fishing expedition
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