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第 38 題
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Jacob Epstein’s sculptures were the focus of much controversy during the sculptor’s lifetime. Epstein was born in the United States of Russian-Jewish immigrants in 1880. He moved to Paris in his youth and later to England, where he eventually settled and took out British citizenship in 1907. His first major public commission, on a building in London, offended most people because of the expressive distortion and nudity of the figures. In 1937, the Rhodesian government, which at that time owned the building, actually mutilated the sculptures to make them conform to public notions of decency. Many Epstein’s monumental carvings also received adverse criticism. While the lay persons denounced his work, many artists and critics praised it. They admired in particular the diversity of his work and noted how it was influenced by the primitive and ancient sculptural motifs from Africa and the Pacific. Today, Epstein’s work has received the recognition it deserves, and Epstein is considered one of the major sculptors of the twentieth century.
Jacob Epstein’s sculptures were the focus of much controversy during the sculptor’s lifetime. Epstein was born in the United States of Russian-Jewish immigrants in 1880. He moved to Paris in his youth and later to England, where he eventually settled and took out British citizenship in 1907. His first major public commission, on a building in London, offended most people because of the expressive distortion and nudity of the figures. In 1937, the Rhodesian government, which at that time owned the building, actually mutilated the sculptures to make them conform to public notions of decency. Many Epstein’s monumental carvings also received adverse criticism. While the lay persons denounced his work, many artists and critics praised it. They admired in particular the diversity of his work and noted how it was influenced by the primitive and ancient sculptural motifs from Africa and the Pacific. Today, Epstein’s work has received the recognition it deserves, and Epstein is considered one of the major sculptors of the twentieth century.
The word “denounced” in bold letters can best be replaced by ______.
- A condemned
- B damaged
- C acclaimed
- D disclaimed
思路引導 VIP
請觀察包含 "denounced" 的那個句子，注意開頭的 "While" 在這裡扮演了什麼樣的邏輯角色？如果後半段提到藝術家們對作品的反應是 "praised"（稱讚），那麼根據這個對比邏輯，前方形容一般大眾對作品態度的動詞，應該會具備什麼樣的情感色彩呢？
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AI 詳解
AI 專屬家教
恭喜你精準地掌握了這題的語境！你能選出 (A) condemned（譴責、抨擊），說明你敏銳地捕捉到了句中的轉折邏輯。這題的核心在於觀察 "While" 這個連接詞，它在句首暗示了前後半句的對比關係。既然後半句提到藝術家與評論家們「稱讚」（praised）他的作品，那麼前半句形容一般大眾（lay persons）的動詞，勢必得是性質相反的負面詞彙。
詞彙語境與邏輯對比
在文章中，"denounced" 的原意是公開指責或譴責。選項 (A) condemned 不僅詞性相符，語意上也能完美對接這種「社會大眾對前衛藝術不認同」的情境。這類題目在英文檢定或升學考試中非常具備鑑別度，因為它不只考驗單字量，更考驗你是否能從字裡行間推敲出作者的敘事脈絡。你能避開像 (B) damaged（損壞）這種常見的字面陷阱，並識破 (C) acclaimed（喝采）這類意義相反的干擾項，表現得非常出色！