第九单元 人工智能的影响

grapple with v. 扭打；努力克服

landscape

the political social landscape

the general situation in which a particular activity takes place

Recent electoral shocks have shaken the European political landscape

ascertain

[ˌæsəˈtein]

vt.确定,探知, 弄清, 确定, 查明

动词不及物动词和及物动词动词表正式 to find out something

同义 establish

A postmortem was ordered to try to ascertain the cause of death.

ascertain whether what how etc

Tests were conducted to ascertain whether pollution levels have dropped.

ascertain that

Police had ascertained that the dead man knew his killer.

ascertain something from somebody something

You should ascertain the level of insurance cover from the car rental company.

portend

v.预兆, 预示; 预示,预兆;给…以警告,预告

cohort    ['kəuhɔ:t]

n. 一群；步兵大队；支持者；同生群

[ 复数 cohorts  ]

infuse

vt. 灌输,加入(一种特性)

vt. & vi. 沏(茶),泡(草药)

把(某种素质)注入…；在…中注入(某种素质)

1及物动词 正式 to fill something or someone with a particular feeling or qualitybe infused with something

Her books are infused with humour and wisdom.

infuse something into something

These new designers are infusing fresh interest into the New York fashion scene.

2不及物动词和及物动词

DRINK

if you infuse tea or herbs, or if they infuse, you leave them in very hot water while their taste passes into the water

adversary    ['ædvəsəri]

n. 对手；敌手

[ 复数 adversaries  ]

swarm

[swɔːm]

n.蜂群,一大群

v.涌往,挤满,密集,成群浮游,云集

hereby    [,hiə'bai]

adv. 以此方式，据此；特此

trendsetting    ['trend,setiŋ]

adj. （在服装式样、思想等方面）创新风的

智能社会 intelligent society

国际机器人大会 world robot conference

初露端倪：enter a new threshold

是 …… 的风向标：is recognised as the trendsetting approach toward

cutting-edge technologies 前沿技术

collaborative innovation 融合创新、协同创新

制造业皇冠顶端的明珠 the pearl on the crown of the manufacturing industry

aerial [ˈɛəriəl]

adj.航空的,生活在空气中的,空气的,高耸的

n.天线

federation  [ˌfedəˈreiʃən]

n.同盟,联邦,联合,联盟

国际机器人联合会 International Federation of Robotics