47、mandate
n/v.授權;命令
例：Progressives often support diversity mandates as a path to equality and a way to level the playing field.(革新派常常支持多樣性命令，將其視作實現人人平等、促進公平競爭的途徑)(2020英1Text3)
48、media
n.媒體
(是medium的復數形式，作“媒介,手段”解時，與復數動詞連用;作“大眾傳播媒體”解時，常與the連用，可與單數或復數動詞連用)
例：The media has a strong social and cultural impact upon society. This is predicated upon their ability to reach a wide audience with a strong and influential message.(媒體對我們的社會和文化都產生了很大的影響。主要在于廣大受眾能夠通過它們了解到強有力的信息)
49、mediate(=reconcile=conciliate)
v.調停;調解
例：to mediate differences/disputes/problems(調解分歧/爭端/問題)
50、mentor(=instructor=adviser=counselor)(可用于寫作)
n.導師;顧問; v.指導
(mentor——mentee(學員;被指導者))
例：friend and mentor(良師益友)
51、overt(可用于寫作)
adj.公開的;明顯的(=obvious=evident=manifest=distinct=apparent=conspicuous)
(反：overt——covert(隱蔽的;不公開的))
例：overt symptoms(明顯的臨床癥狀)
52、paradigm(可用于寫作)
n.典范;范例
例1：The Summer Palace is considered to be the paradigm of the classical Chinese garden.(頤和園被認為是中國古典園林最好的例證)
例2：Wildfire season has become longer and more intense lately. But beyond addressing climate change, some researchers call for a paradigm shift to address the various human factors relating to prevention and safety.(paradigm shift意思是：行事或思維方式的重大變化)
53、plagiarism(可用于寫作)
n.抄襲;剽竊
(動詞是：plagiarize)
例1：the penalties for academic plagiarism(對學術抄襲的懲罰)
例2：Japan’s top universities are rushing to install anti-plagiarism software and are combing through old doctoral theses amid allegations that they are honeycombed with similar problems.(由于被指存在諸多類似問題，日本的一些頂尖學府正抓緊安裝反剽竊軟件，并審閱以往的博士論文)——《紐約時報》
54、protocol
n.協議;草案
例：the Montreal protocol to phase out use and production of CFCs.(逐步停止使用及生產含氯氟烴的《蒙特利爾議定書》)
55、propagate(可用于寫作)
v.傳播;宣傳
例：If people in the network just two degrees removed from the initial influential prove resistant, for example, the cascade of change won't propagate very far or affect many people.(例如，倘若社會網絡中那些與有影響力的人士隔一個層級的人(間接受到有影響力的人士影響的人)拒絕接受影響，那么，變化的信息流則無法長久深遠地傳播，或影響很多人)(2010英語1Text3)
56、proximate(可用于寫作)
adj.近似的(=approximate=similar);最近的,直接的
例1：In light of the proximate statistics by the Chinese academy of social science ...
例2：It was this shortage that lit the fuse of more proximate causes in the financial crisis.(正是這種匱乏點燃了金融危機中更直接原因的導火索)
57、quarantine
n.(為防傳染的)隔離期;檢疫
(注：該詞源自意大利語quarantena，中文意思是“40天”)
58、query(=question)(可用于寫作)
n.疑問;v.詢問
例：People are invited to query Marilyn vos Savant, who at age 10 had tested at a mental level of someone about 23 years old; that gave her an IQ of 228 - the highest score ever recorded.(該專欄邀請人們詢問Marilyn vos Savant。Marilyn vos Savant在10歲時就參加了相當于23歲的人的智力水平測試，測得智商高達228，這是有記錄以來的最高水平)(2007Text2)
59、resilient
adj.迅速恢復的;有適應力的
(注：是褒義詞)
例：Language is remarkably resilient, however. It is not just a tool for communicating, but also a powerful way of separating different groups, or of demonstrating group identity.(2007MBA聯考)
60、rhetoric
n.華而不實的言語;花言巧語
例：Not everyone buys the win-win rhetoric.(并不是所有人都對這樣一種雙贏的花言巧語買賬)(2016英語2Text2)
