【每日一词】Norm 29thOct.2018
Norm
常用搭配:
[搭配]ADJ
accepted, established 接受的规范;公认的规范
ethical, moral 伦理规范;道德规范
cultural, social 文化规范;社会规范
statistical 统计学标准
community, family, group 小区规范;家庭规范;团体规范
[搭配]VERB + NORM
conform to 符合规范:Their behaviour conforms to the group norm. 他们的行为符合这一群体的规范。
break, challenge 违规;挑战规范
deviate from, differ from 偏离常态;不合标准
[搭配]PREP.above the ~, below the ~, over the ~ 高于标准;低于标准;超过标准:They want to discourage pay settlements over the norm. 他们想阻止实行超过正常标准的工资解决方案。
~ for …的标准:Onscreen editing has become the norm for all student work. 在计算机屏幕上编辑已成为所有学生作业的标准要求。
~ of …的标准:accepted norms of behaviour 公认的行为规范
[搭配]PHRASES
a deviation/departure from the norm 违背常态;
an exception to the norm 常规之外的特例;
the norm rather than the exception 正常而非例外:In the inner-city areas, poverty is the norm rather than the exception. 在内城区,贫穷是正常现象而不是例外。
翻译:有创造力的人往往会挑战,甚至偏离常规,而不是固守常规。
Zoe - Creative people usually challenge norm, even deviate from the norm, rather than conform to it.
参考 - Creative minds tend to challenge and even deviate from the norm, rather than conform to it.
运用
场景:青少年喜欢打破常规。
造句:Teenagers love to break norm.