1. 這是個(gè)什么詞？
詞：dismiss
英英釋義：to refuse to consider someone's idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important
例句： Many would dismiss student athletes as all brawn and no brain.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞？
“dismiss”是及物動(dòng)詞，有多個(gè)意思，比如“解雇、解散”等，我們今天來(lái)學(xué)習(xí)它表示“對(duì)...不予考慮”的意思。這個(gè)用法非常常見(jiàn)、好用，幾乎每 1-2 期《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中就會(huì)出現(xiàn)。 dismiss 常見(jiàn)的用法是后面直接接賓語(yǔ)，另一個(gè)常見(jiàn)用法是 dismiss something as something, 其中第二個(gè) something 可以是形容詞也可以是名詞，表示動(dòng)作發(fā)出者的具體態(tài)度。下面來(lái)看幾個(gè)具體例子。
他提出的建議被經(jīng)理視為是不切實(shí)際的，可以說(shuō)：
His proposal was dismissed by the manager as unrealistic.
很多市民覺(jué)得這座巨大的雕像純粹是面子工程（炫耀性工程），可以說(shuō)：
This gargantuan/enormous statue is widely dismissed as a vanity project.（這里 as 后面接的是名詞）
或：
This gargantuan/enormous statue is widely dismissed as conspicuous.（這里 as 后面接的是形容詞）
很多人覺(jué)得學(xué)生運(yùn)動(dòng)員生四肢發(fā)達(dá)，頭腦簡(jiǎn)單，就可以說(shuō)：
Many would dismiss student athletes as all brawn and no brain. (brawn 和 brain 是英文中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的一對(duì)頭韻，可以記住)
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》最近在一篇介紹航空航天業(yè)的文章中就用到了 dismiss:
Elon Musk, SpaceX’s boss, initially dismissed astronomers’ concerns, tweeting at the weekend that there were “already 4,900 satellites in orbit, which people notice ~0% of the time. Starlink won’t be seen by anyone unless looking very carefully & will have ~0% impact on advancements in astronomy.”
另一篇關(guān)于印度政治的《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》文章中也出現(xiàn)了 dismiss:
Some of Mr Modi’s ministers have done incremental work to address pollution, but others dismiss complaints as exaggerated.（這里 as 后面接的是形容詞）
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在寫(xiě)歐洲政治也用到了 dismiss:
European Parliament elections are sometimes dismissed as a mere opinion poll, since the body has much less power than domestic legislatures do.（這里 as 后面接的是名詞）
3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞？
1）翻譯下面的句子：
他的承諾被視為空談。
His promise was dismissed as vain talk.
造句
Indian's growth figures are dismissed? as greatly overstated.
（參考翻譯：His promises are dismissed as empty talk. 或 His promises are dismissed as false.）
