courtesy /ˈkɜːtəsi/CET6丨IELTS丨TOEFL 外刊例句 We learned about the NSA's efforts to weaken cryptography standards, eavesdrop on electronic communications and gather billions of cell phone records. Then came news that what seemed like an urban legend is actually true: the FBI can remotely activate a computer's digital camera to spy on the user—without turning on the light that indicates the camera is live. That news comes courtesy of court documents unearthed by The Washington Post. 我们已经相识到美国国家宁静局一直在努力实验削弱密码尺度,窃听电子互动交流信息以及收集数亿通电话记载。然后新闻上泛起了似乎都市传奇剧情那样的真实依据:美国联邦观察局可以远程激活用户电脑上的数码相机,对用户举行秘密监视运动,而且基础不会启用显示数码相机正处于事情状态时的显示光源。这一新闻是来自于华盛顿邮报最近揭破出法庭内部的档案。
——《科学美国人》 基本释义 Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others. If something is provided courtesy of someone or by courtesy of someone, they provide it. You often use this expression in order to thank them.n. 礼貌;经由…提供;蒙…美意 追根溯源 单词courtesy里的词根court泉源于拉丁语, 表现“宫廷,宫廷礼仪”,所以,包罗court的英语单词,多与此相关,例如:court n. 法院(古时法庭由君主监视);朝廷courteous adj. 有礼貌的;谦恭的courtyard n. 庭院;院子 影视例句 在美剧《生活大爆炸》中,Howard问女朋侪Penny是如何认识宇航员的,Bernadette有点不耐心,其中就用到了今天的单词:Bernadette: You've met lots of astronauts, and I've never grilled you about that. I'd thank you to extend me the same courtesy. Howard: I'm not grilling you; I was just curious.-你也认识过不少宇航员,我可从来都没拷问你是怎么认识的,谢谢你以怨报德。-我没拷问你,我只是好奇而已。
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