Pushed by science, or what claims to be science, society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities.

词汇:

reclassify 重新分类;flaw 瑕疵,缺点;disorder 混乱,骚乱;akin to 同类,近似

句型结构:

a. 主干:Society(主语) is reclassifying(谓语)...(宾语) as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities(宾补).

reclassify sth as sth 把...重新归类为...

翻译:社会正在把某事重新归类为类似于身体残障的性格失衡。

b. 修饰成分:

Pushed by science, or what claims to be science.

Ved短语做状语;what引导的是宾语从句。

翻译:

由于科学或是所谓科学的推动下。

c. Society is reclassifying what (主语)once were considered (谓语)character flaws or moral failing(宾语) as...

What 引导的为宾语从句。

翻译:把曾经被认为的性格缺陷或者道德缺失重新归类为...

组合整句:由于科学或是所谓的科学的推动下,社会正在把曾经被认为的性格缺陷或者道德缺失重新归类为类似于身体残障的性格失衡。

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