GRE语文问题,但不限于对GRE的提问一道题：THe author presents the life of Zane Grey with
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Full Definition of DETACHMENT
1:the action or process of detaching :separation
2a :the dispatch of a body of troops or part of a fleet from the main body for a special mission or service
b :the part so dispatched
c :a permanently organized separate unit usually smaller than a platoon and of special position
3a :indifference to worldly concerns :aloofness
b :freedom from bias or prejudice
解释来自merriam-webster..
常用意思是3b,表示客观公正.注意3a,对于世俗观点的冷漠,英汉经常翻译成“超脱”.我觉得在这句话中的detachment应该是这个意思,说的是传记作者不顾世俗大众对于Grey的观点,这应该是这位传记作者的不寻常.另外,题目的最后一句：传记的作者甚至不相信Grey是一个好作家,应当是在暗示传记的作者与大众的观点不符.