经济学人每日一篇 经济学人每日一词

经济学人例句

A new concern is electronic fraud, notwithstanding companies’ efforts to thwart it.

新近让人担忧的是电子欺诈，尽管各家公司都在努力遏制这个问题。

Conspiracy theorists who support President Donald Trump fulminate against the so-called “deep state” that is trying to thwart him.

支持特朗普总统的阴谋论者严厉谴责试图阻挠他的所谓“深层政府”。

释义

[verb] Prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

[动词] 阻止（某人）完成某事

解读

Thwart一词源自于中古英语thwerten，指通过积极地反对来阻挠、挫败。用法上可以直接搭配~ sth，或~ sb in sth。