Dollar diplomacy
[经] 金元外交
🧩 词语组成解析
dollar
['dɑlɚ]
n. 美元;一元纸[硬]币;金钱;财富;
diplomacy
[dɪ'ploməsi]
n. 外交;外交手腕，交际手段;外交使团;处世之道;
pli, ply, plex = fold ,表示”重叠,折叠”#词根助记：di二+plo=折成两层的纸=外交文书=外交
🗣️ 情景例句
You passed your test? Fantastic!
你测验及格了？太棒了！
How long will you be out?
你将出去多久？
Even under a clear blue sky, the village looked forbidding, as all the houses were built of grey mud bricks.
农舍全用灰色的土坯建成，因此，即使在晴朗的蓝天底下，村庄看上去也会令人感到难以亲近。