2019.11.13
今天的〖每日一字英文〗是 VOCIFEROUS
vociferous adjective /vəˈsɪf.ər.əs/
中文的意思是大聲疾呼的；大聲叫喊的；喧嚷的People express their opinois and complaints loudly and repeatedly in speech
[例句」
Local activist groups have become increasingly vociferous as the volume of traffic passing through the village has increased. 隨著途經村子的車輛不斷增加，當地激進主義團體的抱怨聲也越來越大。
A vociferous opponent of gay rights, he is well-known for his right-wing views.他是同性戀權利的公開反對者，以其右翼觀點而聞名。
The problem is, there is a vociferous minority that lobbies against any change to the status quo.
問題是，喧喧嚷嚷的少數團體只要現狀有任何改變就會進行遊說。
Vociferous 是形容詞，其副詞是 vociferously 大聲疾呼地；大聲叫喊地；喧嚷地
[例文」
In recent years, China’s government has vociferously criticized video games, which it says have a deleterious effect on children. Last week, the Chinese government announced a new policy which will introduce strict controls on minors playing video games, through a real-name user identification system. Chinese citizens aged under 18 years old will be banned from playing online games between 10pm and 8am and will be restricted to 90 minutes per day outside these hours during weekdays, and three hours on weekends and during holidays. Spending limits will also be introduced to restrict the amount of money minors are able to spend on online games.
中國政府近年大力批評「電玩遊戲」可能對青少年產生不良影響，因此上週公布了新政策，嚴格要求未成年玩家以「實名制」認證身分，並禁止十八歲以下的玩家在晚上十點到早上八點間上線玩遊戲，平日也只能玩九十分鐘，假日則限制為三小時；同時也限制玩家花費在遊戲上的金錢。
(節錄於 Taipei Time［http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/lang/archives/2019/11/13/2003725716］)
