学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3620 condone

 今天我们要学的词是 condone¹. Condone is spelled C-O-N-D-O-N-E, condone.

 

condone 的意思是宽容，宽恕。 IBM is no longer offering general purpose facial recognition or analysis software. The company says it will not condone uses of any technology for “mass surveillance” or “racial profiling". IBM不再提供用于面部识别或分析等一般用途的软件，并表示不会容忍将任何技术用于“大规模监控”或“种族定性”。

 

French President Emmanual Macron said he would not condone racism² but would also not condone the destruction or removal of any of France’s history, good and bad, including statues. 法国总统马克龙表示，他不会容忍种族主义，但也不会纵容对无论是好是坏的法国历史，包括雕像在内进行破坏或清除。

 

1 condone   

v.宽恕；原谅

参考例句：

• I cannot condone the use of violence.我不能宽恕使用暴力的行为。
• I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war.我绝不允许任何导致战争的行为。

2 racism   

n.民族主义；种族歧视(意识)

参考例句：

• He said that racism is endemic in this country.他说种族主义在该国很普遍。
• Racism causes political instability and violence.种族主义道致政治动荡和暴力事件。