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Adulation
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Avarice
- / ˈævərɪs /
 - avari: desire
- excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : GREEDINESS, CUPIDITY
- 貪婪,貪慾
- As a result of the man's refreshing lack of avarice, a replica of the pub had to be built.
- <>: generosity a: the quality or fact of being generous b: a generous act 寬宏大量;慷慨(的行為) ABUNDANCE 豐富;充足
- avaricious (/ ˌævəˈrɪʆəs /) greedy of gain : excessively acquisitive especially in seeking to hoard riches 貪婪的,貪得無厭的
COVETOUS, GREEDY, ACQUISITIVE, GRASPING, AVARICIOUS mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. - COVETOUS implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions covetous of his brother's country estate
- GREEDY stresses lack of restraint and often of discrimination in desire greedy for status symbols
- ACQUISITIVE implies both eagerness to possess and ability to acquire and keep an eagerly acquisitive mind
- GRASPING adds to COVETOUS and GREEDY an implication of selfishness and often suggests unfair or ruthless means a hard grasping trader who cheated the natives
- AVARICIOUS implies obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly suggests stinginess an avaricious miser
- avarice : money = gluttony : food (對象關係)
- gluttony (glut: 滿足) excess in eating or drinking 暴食;貪吃 greedy or excessive indulgence 貪婪;過度放縱
- impassive, stoic : perturb = voracious, avaricious : satisfy = fearless : daunt (反面性質)
- impassive (pass: passionate) giving no sign of feeling or emotion : EXPRESSIONLESS 無感情的;無感覺的
- stoic (某一禁欲學派，/ˈstoʊɪk/) not affected by or showing passion or feeling; especially: firmly restraining response to pain or distress 禁慾的
IMPASSIVE, STOIC, PHLEGMATIC, APATHETIC, STOLID mean unresponsive to something that might normally excite interest or emotion. - IMPASSIVE stresses the absence of any external sign of emotion in action or facial expression met the news with an impassive look
- STOIC implies an apparent indifference to pleasure or especially to pain often as a matter of principle or self-discipline was resolutely stoic even in adversity
- PHLEGMATIC implies a temperament or constitution hard to arouse a phlegmatic man unmoved by tears
- APATHETIC may imply a puzzling or deplorable indifference or inertness charitable appeals met an apathetic response
- STOLID implies an habitual absence of interest, responsiveness, or curiosity stolid workers wedded to routine
- perturb
- voracious (/ vəˈreɪʆəs/) having a huge appetite : RAVENOUS 食慾大的 excessively eager : INSATIABLE 貪婪的
VORACIOUS, GLUTTONOUS, RAVENOUS, RAPACIOUS mean excessively greedy. - daunt
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Bigot
- / ˈbɪgət /
- bi: by got: god
- a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
- 偏執的人;頑固者;心地狹窄的人
- Critics say the mayor is a bigot who is inflaming racial tensions in his city.
- bigot : tolerance = turncoat : constancy = liar : honesty (人物反面性質)
- turncoat (turn，coat: 表面) one who switches to an opposing side or party; specifically: TRAITOR 背叛者;變節者
- constancy steadfastness of mind under duress : FORTITUDE 堅忍;剛毅 FIDELITY, LOYALTY 忠實,忠誠 a state of being constant or unchanging 恆久不變
- bigot : tolerant = posturer (poseur) : unaffected = recluse : gregarious = provincial : cosmopolitan (人物反面性質)
- bigot : advice = conservative : change (人物反面性質)
- conservative (conserve: 保存) one who adheres to traditional methods or views 保守者,守舊者 a cautious or discreet person 小心謹慎的人 (也可當形容詞)
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Blandishment
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Braggadocio
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Bravado
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Chicanery
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Comity
- /ˈkɑːməti/
- comi: polite
- friendly social atmosphere : social harmony
- 禮讓
- camaraderie <> enmity
- camaraderie (/ ˌkæməˈrɑːdəri/) a spirit of friendly good-fellowship 同伴間的友愛和忠誠
- enmity (enemy，/ ˈenməti /) positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will 敵意;不和 (同義字見 rancor 之同義字)
- comity : conflict (反面性質)
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Cupidity
- / kjʊˈpɪdəti /
- cupid: desire
- inordinate desire for wealth : AVARICE, GREED
strong desire : LUST - 貪心,貪財
- Its whole history is known and is a sad example of cupidity overriding respect for beauty and history.
- covet (/ ˈkʌvət /) to wish for enviously，to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably 覬覦;渴望;貪圖;
DESIRE, WISH, WANT, CRAVE, COVET mean to have a longing for. - DESIRE stresses the strength of feeling and often implies strong intention or aim desires to start a new life
- WISH sometimes implies a general or transient longing especially for the unattainable wishes for permanent world peace
- WANT specifically suggests a felt need or lack wants to have a family
- CRAVE stresses the force of physical appetite or emotional need craves sweets
- COVET implies strong envious desire covets his rise to fame
- covetous (/ ˈkʌvətəs /) marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions 覬覦的;貪圖的
COVETOUS, GREEDY, ACQUISITIVE, GRASPING, AVARICIOUS mean having or showing a strong desire for especially material possessions. - COVETOUS implies inordinate desire often for another's possessions covetous of his brother's country estate
- GREEDY stresses lack of restraint and often of discrimination in desire greedy for status symbols
- ACQUISITIVE implies both eagerness to possess and ability to acquire and keep an eagerly acquisitive mind
- GRASPING adds to COVETOUS and GREEDY an implication of selfishness and often suggests unfair or ruthless means a hard grasping trader who cheated the natives
- AVARICIOUS implies obsessive acquisitiveness especially of money and strongly suggests stinginess an avaricious miser
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Duplicity
- / djuːˈplɪsəti/
- duplicate (double => 兩面說法)
- contradictory doubleness of thought, speech, or action; especially : the belying of one's true intentions by deceptive words or action
(GRE 「狡猾」 4 字) - 口是心非;欺騙
- <>: artlessness 單純;樸實;缺乏技巧;笨拙
artless - free from guile or craft : sincerely simple 單純的,天真的 free from artificiality : NATURAL 無虛飾的,自然的 made without skill : CRUDE 未加工的
- lacking art, knowledge, or skill : UNCULTURED 缺乏藝術性的,拙劣的;無藝術修養的
- diligent : effort = malign : ill will = deceptive : duplicity (正面性質)
- diligent characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort : PAINSTAKING 勤勉的,勤奮的
BUSY, INDUSTRIOUS, DILIGENT, ASSIDUOUS, SEDULOUS mean actively engaged or occupied. - BUSY chiefly stresses activity as opposed to idleness or leisure too busy to spend time with the children
- INDUSTRIOUS implies characteristic or habitual devotion to work industrious employees
- DILIGENT suggests earnest application to some specific object or pursuit very diligent in her pursuit of a degree
- ASSIDUOUS stresses careful and unremitting application assiduous practice
- SEDULOUS implies painstaking and persevering application a sedulous investigation of the murder
- effort
- conscious exertion(努力) of power : hard work 努力
- a serious attempt : TRY 認真常識
- something produced by exertion or trying 努力、嘗試的結果;成就 the novel was her most ambitious effort
- effective force as distinguished from the possible resistance called into action by such a force 有效的作用力
- the total work done to achieve a particular end the war effort
- malign (mal: bad)
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Effrontery
- / ɪˈfrʌntəri /
- ef: 脫落 front: 正面 => 臉 => 脫落臉 => 不要臉
- shameless boldness: INSOLENCE (sol: respect)
TEMERITY, AUDACITY, HARDIHOOD, EFFRONTERY, NERVE, CHEEK, GALL, CHUTZPAH mean conspicuous or flagrant boldness. 見 temerity 同義字 - 厚顏無恥;放肆
- She had the effrontery to ask me for more money.
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- decorum (decor: decorate => 合乎禮節，/ dɪˈkɔːrəm /)
literary and dramatic propriety: FITNESS 彬彬有禮 propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance 舉止合宜;外表端莊 - deference respect and esteem due a superior or an elder; also: affected or ingratiating regard for another's wishes 敬意,尊敬;服從;遵從
- timidity (/ tɪˈmɪdəti/) 膽怯;羞怯
timid lacking in courage or self-confidence 缺乏勇氣、自信的 lacking in boldness or determination 膽小沒魄力的
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Guile
- / gaɪl /
- deceitful cunning : DUPLICITY
(GRE 「狡猾」 4 字) - 奸詐;狡猾
- With a little guile she might get what she wanted.
- guileless = ingenuous = naive = artless = forthright
- guileless INNOCENT, NAIVE 不狡猾的;誠實的
- ingenuous (/ ɪnˈdʒenjuəs /) a: showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness b: lacking craft or subtlety 率直的;無邪的
- naive (/ naˈiːv /)
- marked by unaffected simplicity : ARTLESS, INGENUOUS 天真無邪的;不狡猾的
- deficient in worldly wisdom or informed judgment; especially: CREDULOUS 不懂世故的
- SELF-TAUGHT, PRIMITIVE 自學的
- artless
- free from guile or craft : sincerely simple 單純的,天真的
- a : made without skill : CRUDE 未加工的 b : free from artificiality : NATURAL 無虛飾的,自然的
- lacking art, knowledge, or skill : UNCULTURED 缺乏藝術性的,拙劣的;無藝術修養的
- forthright free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point 直率的,直截了當的,明白無誤的 notably simple in style or quality 直接簡單
- NATURAL, INGENUOUS, NAIVE, UNSOPHISTICATED, ARTLESS mean free from pretension or calculation.
- artless <> cunning, guileful
- cunning (當 adj.)
- dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end 精巧的;熟練的,靈巧的
- displaying keen insight 有洞見的
- characterized by wiliness and trickery 狡猾的,奸詐的
- prettily appealing : CUTE 令人喜愛的
CLEVER, ADROIT, CUNNING, INGENIOUS mean having or showing practical wit or skill in contriving. SLY, CUNNING, CRAFTY, WILY, TRICKY, FOXY, ARTFUL, SLICK mean attaining or seeking to attain one's ends by guileful or devious means. - CLEVER stresses physical or mental quickness, deftness, or great aptitude a person clever with horses
- ADROIT often implies a skillful use of expedients to achieve one's purpose in spite of difficulties an adroit negotiator
- CUNNING implies great skill in constructing or creating a filmmaker cunning in his use of special effects
- INGENIOUS suggests the power of inventing or discovering a new way of accomplishing something an ingenious software engineer
- SLY implies furtiveness, lack of candor, and skill in concealing one's aims and methods a sly corporate raider
- CUNNING suggests the inventive use of sometimes limited intelligence in overreaching or circumventing the cunning fox avoided the trap
- CRAFTY implies cleverness and subtlety of method a crafty lefthander
- WILY implies skill and deception in maneuvering the wily fugitive escaped the posse
- TRICKY is more likely to suggest shiftiness and unreliability than skill in deception and maneuvering a tricky political operative
- FOXY implies a shrewd and wary craftiness usually involving devious dealing a foxy publicity man planting stories
- ARTFUL implies indirectness in dealing and often connotes sophistication or cleverness elicited the information by artful questioning
- SLICK emphasizes smoothness and guile slick operators selling time-sharing
- manipulative <> guileless
- manipulative 操縱的;控制的;巧妙處理的
manipulate - to treat or operate with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner (熟練地)操作,運用
- to manage or utilize skillfully 巧妙地管理運用
- to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one's own advantage 刻意操縱(市場、股票的漲落等)
- to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one's purpose : DOCTOR 對...做手腳以達成目的
- disingenuous <> guilelessness
- disingenuous lacking in candor; also: giving a false appearance of simple frankness : CALCULATING 不誠實的;虛偽的
- guile : naive = tardiness : prompt (反義類比)
- tardiness (tard: late retard) delayed beyond the expected or proper time : LATE 緩慢;遲延;
- prompt being ready and quick to act as occasion demands 準備好的
performed readily or immediately 敏捷的,及時的,迅速的 QUICK, PROMPT, READY, APT mean able to respond without delay or hesitation or indicative of such ability.
- gullible : chicanery = servile : domination (容易...)
- guile : artless = blemish : flawless, impeccable (反義類比) (~less 結尾)
- blemish (blame)
- (v.) to spoil by a flaw 玷污;使有缺點;有損...的完美
- (n.) a noticeable imperfection; especially : one that seriously impairs appearance 瑕疵;污點;缺點
- impeccable (pecc: 罪 peccadillo) free from fault or blame : FLAWLESS 無懈可擊的;無缺點的 (<>: faulty)
- ingenuous : guile = impeccable : flaw : shiftless : ambition = delicate : offense (反義類比)(~less 結尾) (im~able 結尾)
- forthright : guile = acrid : gentleness (反義類比)
- acrid (acid )
- sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : IRRITATING (言詞等)刻薄的;譏刺的
- deeply or violently bitter : ACRIMONIOUS (味道等)刺激的;辣的,苦的 a cloud of acrid smoke
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Humility
- / hjuːˈmɪləti /
- the quality or state of being humble
humble (adj.) - not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive 謙遜的;謙恭的
- reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission 遵從的
- ranking low in a hierarchy or scale : INSIGNIFICANT, UNPRETENTIOUS (身分,地位等)低下的,卑微的
- not costly or luxurious 不昂貴奢華的
- 謙卑,謙遜;
- Humility and discipline are important in the martial arts.
- humble, obsequious <> proud, haughty, arrogant, assertive, supercilious, bumptious
- obsequious (ob: to seq: follow，/ əbˈsiːkwiəs /) marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness 諂媚的,奉承的
SUBSERVIENT, SERVILE, SLAVISH, OBSEQUIOUS mean showing or characterized by extreme compliance or abject obedience. - SUBSERVIENT implies the cringing manner of one very conscious of a subordinate position domestic help was expected to be properly subservient
- SERVILE suggests the mean or fawning behavior of a slave a political boss and his entourage of servile hangers-on
- SLAVISH suggests abject or debased servility the slavish status of migrant farm workers
- obsequious implies fawning or sycophantic compliance and exaggerated deference of manner waiters who are obsequious in the presence of celebrities
- haughty (adj.，haugh: high，/ ˈhɔːti/) blatantly and disdainfully proud 高傲的,傲慢的,自大的
- arrogant exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance in an overbearing manner 傲慢的;自大的;自負的 an arrogant official
- assertive disposed to or characterized by bold or confident assertion 大膽有信心的;武斷的
AGGRESSIVE, MILITANT, ASSERTIVE, SELF-ASSERTIVE mean obtrusively energetic especially in pursuing particular goals. - supercilious (super 高高在上，/ ˌsuːpərˈsɪliəs◂/) coolly and patronizingly haughty 高傲的;輕蔑的
- bumptious presumptuously, obtusely, and often noisily self-assertive : OBTRUSIVE 自大的,傲慢的
- PROUD, ARROGANT, HAUGHTY, LORDLY, INSOLENT, OVERBEARING, SUPERCILIOUS, DISDAINFUL mean showing scorn for inferiors.
- PROUD may suggest an assumed superiority or loftiness too proud to take charity
- ARROGANT implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted a conceited and arrogant executive
- HAUGHTY suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position a haughty aristocrat
- LORDLY implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power a lordly condescension
- INSOLENT implies contemptuous haughtiness ignored by an insolent waiter
- OVERBEARING suggests a tyrannical manner or an intolerable insolence an overbearing supervisor
- SUPERCILIOUS implies a cool, patronizing haughtiness an aloof and supercilious manner
- DISDAINFUL suggests a more active and openly scornful superciliousness disdainful of their social inferiors
- humility <> hauteur, hubris, imperiousness, superciliousness
- hauteur (hau: 舉起，/hoˈtɜː/) ARROGANCE, HAUGHTINESS 傲慢
- hubris (/ ˈhjuːbrəs /) exaggerated pride or self-confidence 傲慢;驕傲
- imperiousness (/ ɪmˈpɪriəsnɪs/) 專橫傲慢;迫切
imperious (/ ɪmˈpɪriəs/) - befitting or characteristic of one of eminent rank or attainments : COMMANDING, DOMINANT 專橫的
- marked by arrogant assurance : DOMINEERING 跋扈傲慢的
- intensely compelling : URGENT 迫切的
MASTERFUL, DOMINEERING, IMPERIOUS, PEREMPTORY, IMPERATIVE mean tending to impose one's will on others.
- panache <> dullness, unremarkable behavior
- pabache (/ pəˈnæʆ/) an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet 頭盔羽飾 dash or flamboyance in style and action : VERVE 瀟灑;銳氣;浮誇
- dullness lacking zest or vivacity : LISTLESS 沈悶;乏味
- humility : supplicant = resistance : adversary (人物性質)
- supplicant (sup: sub 次要，/ ˈsʌplɪkənt /) SUPPLIANT one who supplicates 懇求者
supplicate to make a humble entreaty; especially: to pray to God 懇求;祈願;請求 BEG, ENTREAT, BESEECH, IMPLORE, SUPPLICATE, ADJURE, IMPORTUNE mean to ask urgently. - BEG suggests earnestness or insistence especially in asking for a favor children begging to stay up late
- ENTREAT implies an effort to persuade or to overcome resistance entreated him to change his mind
- BESEECH implies great eagerness or anxiety I beseech you to have mercy
- IMPLORE adds to BESEECH a suggestion of greater urgency or anguished appeal implored her not to leave him
- SUPPLICATE suggests a posture of humility with bowed heads they supplicated their Lord
- ADJURE implies advising as well as pleading and suggests the invoking of something sacred in God's name I adjure you to cease
- IMPORTUNE suggests an annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request importuning viewers for contributions
- adversary one that contends with, opposes, or resists : ENEMY 敵手;敵人;對手
- dour : geniality = bumptious : humbleness = impetuous : vacillation, hesitation (反面性質)
- dour (/dʊər/) STERN, HARSH 嚴厲的 OBSTINATE, UNYIELDING 頑固的 GLOOMY, SULLEN 陰鬱的
- geniality (/ ˌdʒiːniˈæləti /) 和藹,親切,友好
genial (/ ˈdʒiːniəl /) favorable to growth or comfort : MILD 宜人的;適宜的 marked by or diffusing sympathy or friendliness 和藹的,親切的 marked by genius 有才幹的 GRACIOUS, CORDIAL, AFFABLE, GENIAL, SOCIABLE mean markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse. - GRACIOUS implies courtesy and kindly consideration the gracious award winner thanked her colleagues
- CORDIAL stresses warmth and heartiness our host was cordial as he greeted us
- AFFABLE implies easy approachability and readiness to respond pleasantly to conversation or requests or proposals though wealthy, she was affable to all
- GENIAL stresses cheerfulness and even joviality a genial companion with a ready quip
- SOCIABLE suggests a genuine liking for the companionship of others sociable people who enjoy entertaining
- impetuous marked by impulsive vehemence or passion 性急的,魯莽的;衝動的 marked by force and violence of movement or action 狂暴的,猛烈的;奔騰的
PRECIPITATE, HEADLONG, ABRUPT, IMPETUOUS, SUDDEN mean showing undue haste or unexpectedness. - PRECIPITATE stresses lack of due deliberation and implies prematureness of action the army's precipitate withdrawal
- HEADLONG stresses rashness and lack of forethought a headlong flight from arrest
- ABRUPT stresses curtness and a lack of warning or ceremony an abrupt refusal
- IMPETUOUS stresses extreme impatience or impulsiveness an impetuous lover proposing marriage
- SUDDEN stresses unexpectedness and sharpness or violence of action flew into a sudden rage
- vacillation (/ ˌvæsəˈleɪʆən /) an act or instance of vacillating 搖擺;波動 inability to take a stand : IRRESOLUTION, INDECISION 猶豫不決,躊躇
vacillate (/ ˈvæsəleɪt /) to sway through lack of equilibrium(quil: quiet) 搖擺 FLUCTUATE, OSCILLATE 波動;變動 to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses 動搖;猶豫;躊躇 HESITATE, WAVER, VACILLATE, FALTER mean to show irresolution or uncertainty. - HESITATE implies a pause before deciding or acting or choosing hesitated before answering the question
- WAVER implies hesitation after seeming to decide and so connotes weakness or a retreat wavered in his support of the rebels
- VACILLATE implies prolonged hesitation from inability to reach a firm decision vacillated until events were out of control
- FALTER implies a wavering or stumbling and often connotes nervousness, lack of courage, or outright fear never once faltered during her testimony
- hesitation an act or instance of hesitating 躊躇,猶豫 a pausing or faltering in speech 含糊;口吃
hesitate to hold back in doubt or indecision 猶疑 to delay momentarily : PAUSE 躊躇 STAMMER 說話吞吞吐吐 (同義字見上 vacillate 同義字)
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Integrity
- / ɪnˈtegrəti /
- firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : INCORRUPTIBILITY (in: not corrupt)
an unimpaired condition : SOUNDNESS the quality or state of being complete or undivided : COMPLETENESS HONESTY, HONOR, INTEGRITY, PROBITY mean uprightness of character or action. - HONESTY implies a refusal to lie, steal, or deceive in any way.
- HONOR suggests an active or anxious regard for the standards of one's profession, calling, or position.
- INTEGRITY implies trustworthiness and incorruptibility to a degree that one is incapable of being false to a trust, responsibility, or pledge.
- PROBITY implies tried and proven honesty or integrity.
正直;廉正;誠實完善;健全 完整,完全 a man of great moral integritythe territorial integrity of the country <>:- incompleteness
- taint (/ teɪnt /) a contaminating mark or influence 腐壞,污染;感染
- unscrupulousness 不擇手段;無恥
unscrupulous (/ ʌnˈskruːpjuləs /) not scrupulous : UNPRINCIPLED 肆無忌憚的;不講道德的;無恥的 scrupulous (/ ˈskruːpjuləs /) having moral integrity: acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper 正直謹慎的 punctiliously exact : PAINSTAKING 一絲不苟的; UPRIGHT, HONEST, JUST, CONSCIENTIOUS, SCRUPULOUS, HONORABLE mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. CAREFUL, METICULOUS, SCRUPULOUS, PUNCTILIOUS mean showing close attention to detail.
integral <> superfluouscongeal <> melt, disintegrate, fail to solidfy- congeal (con: together geal: freeze)
- to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold 使凍結
- to make viscid or curdled : COAGULATE 使凝結
- to make rigid, fixed, or immobile 使固定;使癱瘓
- melt
- to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usually by heat 融化;熔化
- a: DISSOLVE, DISINTEGRATE the sugar melted in the coffee 溶解 b: to disappear as if by dissolving 消散,消失 her anger melted at his kind words
- to become mild, tender, or gentle (態度等)軟化
- to lose outline or distinctness : BLEND 混合
- disintegrate (dis: not integrate) to break or decompose into constituent elements, parts, or small particles 分解
- solidify to make solid, compact, or hard 使結晶;使凝固 to make secure, substantial, or firmly fixed 使堅固;使團結
genuine : authenticity = entire : integrity = ecumenical : generality (同義類比)- genuine ACTUAL, TRUE 真的; sincerely and honestly felt or experienced 由衷的 free from hypocrisy or pretense : SINCERE 真誠的;不造作的
AUTHENTIC, GENUINE, BONA FIDE mean being actually and exactly what is claimed. - authenticity
- ecumenical (全基督教的，/ ˌekjuˈmenɪkəl◂/) worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application 一般的,普遍的
<>: diocesan (diocese: 主教轄區，/ daɪˈɒsɪsən) 區域主教的(部分的) - generality (/ ˌdʒenəˈræləti /) the quality or state of being general 一般性;普遍性 a vague or inadequate statement 模糊不清的表述 the greatest part: BULK 主要部分;大多數
mean : largesse = unscrupulous : integrity (反面性質)- mean
- lacking distinction or eminence : HUMBLE 低劣的,平庸的 lacking in mental discrimination : DULL 愚鈍的
- of poor shabby inferior quality or status 破爛的
- worthy of little regard : CONTEMPTIBLE 可鄙的
- lacking dignity or honor : BASE 卑鄙惡劣的
- PENURIOUS, STINGY 吝嗇的,小氣的
- EXCELLENT, EFFECTIVE 出色的,很棒的
- largesse (/lɑːrˈdʒes /) liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; also : something so given，GENEROSITY 大方,慷慨
- unscrupulous 見反義字
taint : integrity = havoc : tranquility (反義類比)- taint 見反義字
- havoc (/ ˈhævək /) wide and general destruction : DEVASTATION 大破壞,浩劫 great confusion and disorder 大混亂 children can create havoc in a house
- tranquility (quil: quiet) the quality or state of being tranquil 平靜;平穩
tranquil free from agitation of mind or spirit，free from disturbance or turmoil 平穩的;平靜的 unvarying in aspect : STEADY, STABLE 穩定的 CALM, TRANQUIL, SERENE, PLACID, PEACEFUL mean quiet and free from disturbance. - CALM often implies a contrast with a foregoing or nearby state of agitation or violence the protests ended, and the streets were calm again
- TRANQUIL suggests a very deep quietude or composure the tranquil beauty of a formal garden
- SERENE stresses an unclouded and lofty tranquillity watched the sunset of a serene summer's evening
- PLACID suggests an undisturbed appearance and often implies a degree of complacency remained placid despite the criticism
- PEACEFUL implies a state of repose in contrast with or following strife or turmoil grown peaceful in old age
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Obliquity
- /ɔˈbliːkwəti/
- (adj.) oblique
- deviation from moral rectitude or sound thinking
deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; also: the amount of such deviation indirectness or deliberate obscurity of speech or conduct an obscure or confusing statement - 不正直
斜;傾斜度 迂迴或故意模糊的言論、行文 - oblique : explaination = circuitous : route (對象關係)(左邊形容詞都是間接的意思，對象是右邊的名詞)
- oblique (/ əˈbliːk /)
- a: neither perpendicular(垂直的) nor parallel: INCLINED 斜的 b: having the axis not perpendicular to the base 斜的 c: having no right angle 非直角的 an oblique triangle
- a: not straightforward: INDIRECT; also: OBSCURE 轉彎抹角的,不直截了當的 b: DEVIOUS, UNDERHANDED 躲躲閃閃的;不光明正大的
- 當名詞除了「斜」之意亦可當「斜肌」
- circuitous (circu: circle，/ sɜːˈkjuːətəs/)
- having a circular or winding course 繞行的 a circuitous route
- not being forthright or direct in language or action 迂迴的語言或行為
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Partiality
particularize : details = illustrate : pictures (動作對象)partition <> unify- partition (此題當 v.)
- a: to divide into parts or shares b: to divide (as a country) into two or more territorial units having separate political status 把...分成部分,分割
- to separate or divide by a partition (as a wall) (用隔板等)隔開
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Nonchalance
- / ˈnɒnʆələns/
- cha: heat, warm
- the quality or state of being nonchalant
- unconcern lack of care or interest : INDIFFERENCE 冷漠;漠不關心 freedom from excessive concern or anxiety 不過於操心
- indifference the quality, state, or fact of being indifferent 冷漠;漠不關心 absence of compulsion to or toward one thing or another 冷靜
- insouciance (/ ɪnˈsuːsiəns /) lighthearted unconcern : NONCHALANCE 漫不在乎
- nonchalant having an air of easy unconcern or indifference 漠不關心的;冷靜的
COOL, COMPOSED, COLLECTED, UNRUFFLED, IMPERTURBABLE, NONCHALANT mean free from agitation or excitement. - COOL may imply calmness, deliberateness, or dispassionateness kept a cool head
- COMPOSED implies freedom from agitation as a result of self-discipline or a sedate disposition the composed pianist gave a flawless concert
- COLLECTED implies a concentration of mind that eliminates distractions especially in moments of crisis the nurse stayed calm and collected
- UNRUFFLED suggests apparent serenity and poise in the face of setbacks or in the midst of excitement harried but unruffled
- IMPERTURBABLE implies coolness or assurance even under severe provocation the speaker remained imperturbable despite the heckling
- NONCHALANT stresses an easy coolness of manner or casualness that suggests indifference or unconcern a nonchalant driver
- 漠不關心;冷靜
- flip : respect = nonchalant : concern (反面性質)
- anonymous : identify = nonchalant : excite (反面性質)(左邊難以右邊)
- anonymous (nony: name) not named or identified 匿名的;of unknown authorship or origin 來源不明的 lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability 無特色的
- tenacious : yield = insouciant : worry = beneficent : harm (反面性質)
- tenacious (ten: hold，/ təˈneɪʆəs /)
- not easily pulled apart : COHESIVE，tending to adhere or cling especially to another substance 黏著力強的
- persistent in maintaining or adhering to something valued or habitual 堅持的,頑強的,固執的 RETENTIVE (記憶力)強的
STRONG, STOUT, STURDY, STALWART, TOUGH, TENACIOUS mean showing power to resist or to endure. - STRONG may imply power derived from muscular vigor, large size, structural soundness, intellectual or spiritual resources the defense has a strong case
- STOUT suggests an ability to endure stress, pain, or hard use without giving way stout hiking boots
- STURDY implies strength derived from vigorous growth, determination of spirit, solidity of construction a sturdy table，people of sturdy independence
- STALWART suggests an unshakable dependability stalwart environmentalists
- TOUGH implies great firmness and resiliency a tough political opponent
- TENACIOUS suggests strength in seizing, retaining, clinging to, or holding together tenacious farmers clinging to an age-old way of life
- insouciant (insouciance 之 adj，/ ɪnˈsuːsiənt /) 漫不經心的;不在乎的
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Perfidy
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Pique
- / piːk /
- 辣
- (v.) to arouse anger or resentment in: IRRITATE
(v.) a: to excite or arouse by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff b: PRIDE (n.) a transient feeling of wounded vanity : RESENTMENT - PROVOKE, EXCITE, STIMULATE, PIQUE, QUICKEN mean to arouse as if by pricking. (動詞之近義字)
- PROVOKE directs attention to the response called forth my stories usually provoke laughter
- EXCITE implies a stirring up or moving profoundly news that excited anger and frustration
- STIMULATE suggests a rousing out of lethargy, quiescence, or indifference stimulating conversation
- PIQUE suggests stimulating by mild irritation or challenge that remark piqued my interest
- QUICKEN implies beneficially stimulating and making active or lively the high salary quickened her desire to have the job
- OFFENSE, RESENTMENT, UMBRAGE, PIQUE, DUDGEON, HUFF mean an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity. (名詞之近義字)
- OFFENSE implies hurt displeasure takes deep offense at racial slurs
- RESENTMENT suggests a longer lasting indignation or smoldering ill will harbored a lifelong resentment of his brother
- UMBRAGE may suggest hurt pride, resentment, or suspicion of another's motives took umbrage at the offer of advice
- PIQUE applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity in a pique I foolishly declined the invitation
- DUDGEON suggests an angry fit of indignation stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon
- HUFF implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause in a huff he slammed the door
- (v.) 使生氣,激怒，刺激,激起(好奇心等)，誇耀
(n.)(虛榮心受損瞬間的)生氣,嘔氣,慍怒 - He stormed out in a fit of pique.
- <>: (v.) 之反義： conciliate, mollify, propitiate, appease
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Presumption
- / prɪˈzʌmpʆən /
- pre: before sump: take
- presumptuous attitude or conduct : AUDACITY
a: an attitude or belief dictated by probability : ASSUMPTION b: the ground, reason, or evidence lending probability to a belief a legal inference as to the existence or truth of a fact not certainly known that is drawn from the known or proved existence of some other fact presumptuous (/ prɪˈzʌmptʆuəs /) overstepping due(適當的) bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties 放肆的;冒昧的;專橫的 - 冒昧;放肆;自以為是;傲慢
推測;假定,設想，推測的理由(或根據) 推定 - the presumption that their wealth is the result of crime
- presumption : propriety = transgression : morality = infringement : copyright, patent = encroachment : possessions, territory (GRE 4 逾越)
- propriety
- transgression an act, process, or instance of transgressing: as infringement or violation of a law, command, or duty 違反;違法,罪過
transgress - to go beyond limits set or prescribed by: VIOLATE 違反,違背(規則、法律等) transgress divine law
- to pass beyond or go over (a limit or boundary) 侵犯,越過(限度、範圍等)
- infringement
- encroachment
- possession (/ pəˈzeʆən /)
- the act of having or taking into control 擁有; control or occupancy of property without regard to ownership 佔有 OWNERSHIP 所有權
- something owned, occupied, or controlled : PROPERTY 所有物;財產
- domination by something (as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea)，a psychological state in which an individual's normal personality is replaced by another 入迷著魔
- the fact or condition of being self-controlled 自制,鎮定自若
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Probity
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Propriety
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Turpitude
- / ˈtɜːpətjuːd/
- inherent baseness : DEPRAVITY also: a base act
奸惡;卑鄙;墮落There may be no moral turpitude or manipulation as such.<>: saintly behavior, propriety
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Aphorism
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Apothegm
- /ˈæpəˌθɪm/
- a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation
- APHORISM
- adage (/ ˈædɪdʒ /) a saying often in metaphorical form that embodies a common observation 諺語;格言;古語;箴言
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Argot
- /ˈɑːrgət/
- an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
- (某一行業或團體慣用的)行話,隱語,暗語;(盜賊等所用的)黑話
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Cantata
- /kənˈtɑːtə/
- a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
- 聖歌謠曲
- sonata (/ səˈnɑːtə /) an instrumental musical composition typically of three or four movements(樂章) in contrasting forms and keys 奏鳴曲
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Canto
- / ˈkæntoʊ/
- one of the major divisions of a long poem
- (長詩的)篇,章
- stanza (/ ˈstænzə /) division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme :STROPHE 詩的一節
- stanza : poem = movement : symphony (組成份子) (左邊組成右邊)
- movement a distinct structural unit or division having its own key, rhythmic structure, and themes and forming part of an extended musical composition 樂章;速度,拍子
- symphony 交響樂,交響曲;和聲,諧聲; consonance or harmony of color (as in a painting) (色彩等的)和諧,一致
- ballad : stanza = novel : chapter (組成份子) (右邊組成左邊)
- ballad (/ ˈbæləd /)a narrative composition in rhythmic verse suitable for singing 敘事歌謠 a popular song; especially: a slow romantic or sentimental song (節奏緩慢的)流行抒情歌曲
- novel
- (n.) an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events (長篇)小說
- (adj.) new and not resembling something formerly known or used，original or striking especially in conception or style 新的,新穎的,新奇的
- stanza : line = volume : issue (組成份子) (右邊組成左邊)
- volume a series of issues of a periodical 多期期刊合訂本
- quatrain : stanza = eulogy : speech (種類類比) (左邊是右邊的一種)
- quatrain (qua: 4，/ ˈkwɒtreɪn/) a unit or group of four lines of verse 四行詩
- eulogy (eu: beautiful log: speak) a commendatory formal statement or set oration 頌詞; high praise 讚頌
ENCOMIUM, EULOGY, PANEGYRIC, TRIBUTE, CITATION mean a formal expression of praise. - ENCOMIUM implies enthusiasm and warmth in praising a person or a thing.
- EULOGY applies to a prepared speech or writing extolling the virtues and services of a person.
- PANEGYRIC suggests an elaborate often poetic compliment.
- TRIBUTE implies deeply felt praise conveyed either through words or through a significant act.
- CITATION applies to the formal praise accompanying the mention of a person in a military dispatch or in awarding an honorary degree.
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Caricature
- / ˈkærɪkətʆʊər/
- exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature CARICATURE, BURLESQUE, PARODY, TRAVESTY mean a comic or grotesque imitation. - CARICATURE implies ludicrous exaggeration of the characteristic features of a subject caricatures of politicians in cartoons
- BURLESQUE implies mockery especially through giving a serious or lofty subject a frivolous treatment a nightclub burlesque of a trial in court
- PARODY applies especially to treatment of a trivial or ludicrous subject in the exactly imitated style of a well-known author or work a witty parody of a popular novel
- TRAVESTY implies that the subject remains unchanged but that the style is extravagant or absurd this production is a travesty of the opera
荒唐可笑的誇張;諷刺畫;諷刺文brevity, pithiness : aphorism = distortion, exaggeration : caricature (反面性質)- brevity shortness of duration; especially: shortness or conciseness of expression (講話、記述等的)簡潔,簡練;(時間等的)短暫,短促
- pithiness 精簡;扼要
- aphorism
- distortion the act of distorting，the quality or state of being distorted 扭曲;變形;失真
distort
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Doggerel
- / ˈdɒgərəl/
- (adj.) loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect; also: marked by triviality or inferiority
(n.) doggerel verse - (adj.) 打油詩的;拙劣的 (n.) 打油詩;拙劣的詩
- doggerel : verse, poem = burlesque : play = sketch : drawing (種類類比) (左邊是右邊的一種)
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Epitome
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Fresco
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Heresy
- / ˈherəsi /
- adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma，an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma
dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice，an opinion, doctrine, or practice contrary to the truth or to generally accepted beliefs or standards - 異教;異端邪說
- heretic 異教徒;持異端邪說者
<>: dogma <> heresy- something held as an established opinion; especially: a definite authoritative tenet (教會等的)教義,教理,教條;信條
- a point of view or tenet put forth as authoritative without adequate grounds 武斷的意見
- a doctrine or body of doctrines concerning faith or morals formally stated and authoritatively proclaimed by a church 教義
apostasy : faith = recantation : heresy = confession : guilt (對象關係) (左邊名詞接轉為動詞形式看待)- apostasy
- recantation (/ ˌriːkænˈteɪʆən /) 改變論調;取消主張
recant to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : RENOUNCE，REVOKE，to make an open confession of error 取消自己主張;撤回自己意見，公開認錯 Galileo was forced to recant his belief in the Copernican theory. ABJURE, RENOUNCE, FORSWEAR, RECANT, RETRACT mean to withdraw one's word or professed belief. - ABJURE implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath abjured the errors of his former faith
- RENOUNCE often equals ABJURE but may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown renounced abstract art and turned to portrait painting
- FORSWEAR may add to ABJURE an implication of perjury or betrayal I cannot forswear my principles
- RECANT stresses the withdrawing or denying of something professed or taught if they recant they will be spared
- RETRACT applies to the withdrawing of a promise, an offer, or an accusation the newspaper had to retract its allegations against the mayor
- confession an act of confessing; especially: a disclosure of one's sins in the sacrament of reconciliation 供認;懺悔;告解
confess - to tell or make known (as something wrong or damaging to oneself) : ADMIT 坦白,供認,承認
- to acknowledge (sin) to God or to a priest (教友)向(神、神父)...懺悔;(神父)聽取(教友)辦告解
- to declare faith in or adherence to : PROFESS 表明信仰
- to give evidence of 證明
ACKNOWLEDGE, ADMIT, OWN, AVOW, CONFESS mean to disclose against one's will or inclination. - ACKNOWLEDGE implies the disclosing of something that has been or might be concealed acknowledged an earlier peccadillo
- ADMIT implies reluctance to disclose, grant, or concede and refers usually to facts rather than their implications admitted the project was over budget
- OWN implies acknowledging something in close relation to oneself must own I know little about computers
- AVOW implies boldly declaring, often in the face of hostility, what one might be expected to be silent about avowed that he was a revolutionary
- CONFESS may apply to an admission of a weakness, failure, omission, or guilt confessed a weakness for sweets
doctrine : heretical = course : errant (對象關係)- doctrine (doc: teach，/ ˈdɒktrɪn/)
- something that is taught 教導,教誨
- a principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : DOGMA 學說,原理
- a principle of law established through past decisions
- a statement of fundamental government policy especially in international relations 主義,信條;政策
- heretical of, relating to, or characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards : UNORTHODOX 異教的;異端的
- errant (err: wander，/ ˈerənt / ) (adj.)
- traveling or given to traveling 周遊的;
- straying outside the proper path or bounds
- moving about aimlessly or irregularly 漂泊的
- deviating from a standard (as of truth or propriety) 走入歧途的
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Jargon
- /ˈdʒɑːrgən/
- the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
confused unintelligible language a strange, outlandish, or barbarous language or dialect a hybrid language or dialect simplified in vocabulary and grammar and used for communication between peoples of different speech obscure and often pretentious language marked by circumlocutions and long words - 行話;胡言亂語;粗俗言語;混雜語(以便溝通);不能理解的話
- <>: common language
- jargon : profession = vernacular : place (正面性質)
- vernacular (vərˈnækjulər /) a nonstandard variety of English spoken by some American blacks 方言
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Lexicon
- / ˈleksɪkən/
- lex: word, speech (萊思康電子字典 -.-)
- a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : DICTIONARY
the vocabulary of a language, an individual speaker or group of speakers, or a subject the total stock of morphemes in a language REPERTOIRE, INVENTORY - 詞典;語彙;詞素;目錄
- lexicographer : dictionary = cartographer : map (人物對象) (左邊編製右邊)
- lexicographer (/ ˌleksɪˈkɒgrəfər/) an author or editor of a dictionary 詞典編纂者
- cartographer
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Libretto
- / lɪˈbretoʊ /
- libr: book
- the text of a work (as an opera) for the musical theater
- (歌劇等的)歌詞;(歌劇等的)劇本
- librarian : books = archivist : documents = curator : paintings(art) (人物對象) (左邊管理右邊)
- librarian (library，libr: book) a specialist in the care or management of a library 圖書館館長;圖書館員
- archivist (archive，/ ˈɑːkəvɪst) a person in charge of archives 案卷保管人,檔案保管員
- curator (/ kjʊˈreɪtər/)
one that has the care and superintendence(監督) of something; especially: one in charge of a museum, zoo, or other place of exhibit (博物館,動物園,展場)館長;管理員
- museum : artifact = archive : document (對象類比) (左邊保管右邊)
- artifact (/ ˈɑːrtɪfækt/)
- archive a place in which public records or historical documents are preserved; also: the material preserved 檔案館,檔案保管處;資料庫;檔案;文件;記錄 (也可當動詞)
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Litigation
- / ˌlɪtɪˈgeɪʆən /
- lit: lawsuit
- litigate to carry on a legal contest by judicial process 訴訟
- 訴訟,爭訟
- The threat of litigation can be a deciding factor in some business decisions.
- judge : litigants = arbiter, arbitrator, intercessor : disputants (人物對象) (左邊人物工作對象是右邊人物)
- judge one who judges: as
- a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court 法官,推事
- one appointed to decide in a contest or competition : UMPIRE 裁判員
- one who gives an authoritative opinion 給官方意見的人
- CRITIC 評論家
- litigant (/ ˈlɪtɪgənt /) one engaged in a lawsuit 訴訟當事人
- arbiter
- arbitrator (/ ˈɑːrbɪˌtreɪtər/) one that arbitrates : ARBITER 仲裁人;公斷人
arbitrate (/ ˈɑːrbɪtreɪt/) to act as arbiter upon 仲裁;調停;公斷 - intercessor (inter，cess: process) 調停者
intercede to intervene between parties with a view to reconciling differences : MEDIATE INTERPOSE, INTERFERE, INTERVENE, MEDIATE, INTERCEDE mean to come or go between. - INTERPOSE often implies no more than this interposed herself between him and the door
- INTERFERE implies hindering noise interfered with my concentration
- INTERVENE may imply an occurring in space or time between two things or a stepping in to stop a conflict quarreled until the manager intervened
- MEDIATE implies intervening between hostile factions mediated between the parties
- INTERCEDE implies acting for an offender in begging mercy or forgiveness interceded on our behalf
- disputant (dispute) one that is engaged in a dispute 辯論者;爭議人,爭論者
dispute to engage in argument: DEBATE; especially : o argue irritably or with irritating persistence 爭論;爭執
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Motif
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Nostalgia
- / nɒˈstældʒə/
- algia: pain (「那是他家」的諧音來記 :p)
- the state of being homesick : HOMESICKNESS
a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition; also: something that evokes nostalgia - 鄉愁;懷舊之情
- He looked back on his university days with a certain amount of nostalgia.
a wave of nostalgia for how great life was in the 1960s
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Postulate
- / ˈpɒstjuleɪt/
- (n.) a hypothesis advanced as an essential presupposition, condition, or premise of a train of reasoning
(v.) to assume or claim as true, existent, or necessary : depend upon or start from the postulate (v.) to assume as a postulate or axiom (as in logic or mathematics) - (n.) 假定;假設;基本條件;公理 (v.) 視(宣稱)...為當然.存在.真實，假設是真
- the basic postulates of Marxism
It has been postulated that the condition is inherited. - <>: deny as false
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Prosody
- / ˈprɒsədi/
- the study of versification(作詩法;詩韻); especially: the systematic study of metrical(詩韻的) structure
a particular system, theory, or style of versification the rhythmic and intonational aspect of language - 作詩法;詩體論;韻律學
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Solecism
- / ˈsɒlɪsɪzəm/
- an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence; also: a minor blunder in speech
something deviating from the proper, normal, or accepted order a breach of etiquette or decorum - 語法錯誤;文理不通;失禮
- <>: correct usage of grammar
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Threnody
- / ˈθrenədi /
- ody: song
- a song of lamentation(悲歎,哀悼) for the dead : ELEGY, DIRGE
- 輓歌
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Travesty
- / ˈtrævɪsti /
- vest: 衣服 (ex: in**vest* => 給予衣服 => 投資;授予 divest => 剝奪衣服 => 剝奪權利)
- a burlesque translation or literary or artistic imitation usually grotesquely incongruous in style, treatment, or subject matter
a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation CARICATURE, BURLESQUE, PARODY, TRAVESTY mean a comic or grotesque imitation. - CARICATURE implies ludicrous exaggeration of the characteristic features of a subject caricatures of politicians in cartoons
- BURLESQUE implies mockery especially through giving a serious or lofty subject a frivolous treatment a nightclub burlesque of a trial in court
- PARODY applies especially to treatment of a trivial or ludicrous subject in the exactly imitated style of a well-known author or work a witty parody of a popular novel
- TRAVESTY implies that the subject remains unchanged but that the style is extravagant or absurd this production is a travesty of the opera
- (對人或文學作品等的)滑稽模仿;拙劣模仿;歪曲;曲解
- O'Brien described his trial as a travesty of justice.
- <>: paragon (/ ˈpærəgən/) a model of excellence or perfection 完美典範
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Witticism
- / ˈwɪtɪsɪzəm /
- wise
- a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
- 名言;妙語;俏皮話
- witticism : conversation = condiments : food (添加風味)(左邊給右邊添加風味)
- condiment something used to enhance the flavor of food; especially: a pungent seasoning (辛辣)調味品;佐料
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Eclecticism
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Jingoism
- / ˈdʒɪŋgoʊɪzəm/
- (以「軍國主義」諧音記之) (「軍購」...-.-)
- extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
- 侵略主義;武力外交政策
- nepotism : relatives = jingoism : nation = cronyism : friends (對象類比) (右邊是左邊偏袒的對象)
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Nepotism
- / ˈnepətɪzəm /
- nep: nephew 姪子;外甥
- favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
- 偏袒(或重用)親戚;任人唯親
- nepotism : relatives = jingoism : nation = cronyism : friends (對象類比) (右邊是左邊偏袒的對象)
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Acoustics
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Calligraphy
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Cartographer
- / kɑːrˈtɒgrəfər/
- one that makes maps
- 製圖師
- cartographer : map = lexicographer : dictionary (人物對象) (左邊編製右邊)
- lexicographer (lexicon，/ ˌleksɪˈkɒgrəfər/) an author or editor of a dictionary 詞典編纂者
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Choreography
- /ˌkɔːriˈɑːgrəfi/
- the art of symbolically representing dancing
a: the composition and arrangement of dances especially for ballet b: a composition created by this art - (芭蕾舞)編舞;舞藝
- choreography : dance = plot : story (對象關係) (左邊是右邊的進行依據)
- plot (亦可當 v. 此處列 n. 之意)
- a: a small area of planted ground b: a small piece of land in a cemetery c: a measured piece of land: LOT 小塊土地
- GROUND PLAN, PLAT (建築物等的)平面圖;標繪圖;大體方案
- the plan or main story of a literary work (小說,戲劇等的)情節
- a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end : INTRIGUE 陰謀;祕密計劃
- a graphic representation (as a chart) 圖形表示
- conspiration the act or action of plotting or secretly combining 陰謀;秘密協力
conspiracy the act of conspiring together，an agreement among conspirators 陰謀;謀叛;共謀; a group of conspirators 陰謀集團 conspirator one that conspires : PLOTTER 陰謀者;共謀者;謀反者 conspire PLOT, CONTRIVE 同謀,密謀;協力,共同促成 PLOT, INTRIGUE, MACHINATION, CONSPIRACY, CABAL mean a plan secretly devised to accomplish an evil or treacherous end. - PLOT implies careful foresight in planning a complex scheme an assassination plot
- INTRIGUE suggests secret underhanded maneuvering in an atmosphere of duplicity backstairs intrigue
- MACHINATION implies a contriving of annoyances, injuries, or evils by indirect means the machinations of a party boss
- CONSPIRACY implies a secret agreement among several people usually involving treason or great treachery a conspiracy to fix prices
- CABAL typically applies to political intrigue involving persons of some eminence a cabal among powerful senators
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Entomology
- / ˌentəˈmɒlədʒi/
- a branch of zoology that deals with insects
- 昆蟲學
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Ethnology
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Etymology
- / ˌetəˈmɒlədʒi/
- 詞形變化;字源學
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Gastronomy
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Ornithology
- /ˌɔːrnəˈθɑːlədʒi/
- a branch of zoology dealing with birds
- 鳥類學
- ornithology : eagle = astronomy : planet (對象類比)
- anarchist : rebel = apologist : defend = saboteur : disrupt (人物動作)
- anarchist (an: no arch: rule，/ ˈænərkɪst)
- one who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power 擾亂分子,煽動叛亂的人
- one who believes in, advocates, or promotes anarchism or anarchy; especially: one who uses violent means to overthrow the established order 無政府主義者
- rebel ((v.)/ rɪˈbel /，(n.) / ˈrebəl /)
- (v.) a: to oppose or disobey one in authority or control b: to renounce and resist by force the authority of one's government 造反;反叛;反抗
- (v.) a: to act in or show opposition or disobedience b: to feel or exhibit anger or revulsion 反抗,嫌惡,反感,反對
- (n.) one who rebels or participates in a rebellion 造反者;反抗者;反叛者
- apologist (apology) one who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something 辯護者 (<>: critic, detractor)
detractor (de: down tract: pull) 誹謗者,貶低者 detract (de: down tract: pull) to speak ill of 詆毀 to diminish the importance, value, or effectiveness of something 減損,降低 DIVERT 轉移(注意等);使分心 - saboteur (/ ˌsæbəˈtɜː/) one that practices sabotage 從事破壞活動者
sabotage (/ ˈsæbətɑːʒ /) - (n.) destruction of an employer's property (as tools or materials) or the hindering of manufacturing by discontented workers 不滿意的工人破壞以阻礙生產
- (n.) destructive or obstructive action carried on by a civilian or enemy agent to hinder a nation's war effort 敵人或居民破壞以阻礙戰爭
- (n.) a: an act or process tending to hamper or hurt b: deliberate subversion 破壞;妨害
- (v.) to practice sabotage on 破壞;妨害
- disrupt a: to break apart : RUPTURE 使分裂,使瓦解 b: to throw into disorder 使混亂 to interrupt the normal course or unity of 使中斷
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Orthography
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Philology
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Rhetoric
- / ˈretərɪk /
- the art of speaking or writing effectively as a: the study of principles and rules of composition formulated by critics of ancient times
b: the study of writing or speaking as a means of communication or persuasion a: skill in the effective use of speech b: a type or mode of language or speech; also: insincere or grandiloquent language verbal communication : DISCOURSE - 修辭;修辭學;修辭學著作;雄辯(術);辯才;辭令,言語
- rhetorical (/ rɪˈtɔːrɪkəl/)
- of, relating to, or concerned with rhetoric 修辭學的
- employed for rhetorical effect; especially: asked merely for effect with no answer expected 為雄辯的 a rhetorical question
- a: given to rhetori : GRANDILOQUENT 誇大的 b: VERBAL 言辭上的;言語的,字句的
- rhetorical : persuade = incendiary : agitate (正面性質)
- incendiary 亦可當 adj.： 煽動的
- agitate
- to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action 攪動(液體等);搖動 the storm agitated the sea
- to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : DISTURB 使激動;使焦慮
- to discuss excitedly and earnestly，to stir up public discussion 激烈辯論(問題等)
DISCOMPOSE, DISQUIET, DISTURB, PERTURB, AGITATE, UPSET, FLUSTER mean to destroy capacity for collected thought or decisive action. - DISCOMPOSE implies some degree of loss of self-control or self-confidence especially through emotional stress discomposed by the loss of his beloved wife
- DISQUIET suggests loss of sense of security or peace of mind the disquieting news of factories closing
- DISTURB implies interference with one's mental processes caused by worry, perplexity, or interruption the discrepancy in accounts disturbed me
- PERTURB implies deep disturbance of mind and emotions perturbed by her husband's strange behavior
- AGITATE suggests obvious external signs of nervous or emotional excitement in his agitated state we could see he was unable to work
- UPSET implies the disturbance of normal or habitual functioning by disappointment, distress, or grief the family's constant bickering upsets the youngest child
- FLUSTER suggests bewildered agitation his declaration of love completely flustered her
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Tautology
- / tɔːˈtɒlədʒi/
- a: needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word b: an instance of tautology
a tautologous statement - (adj.) tautological
- 同義反複;重複,贅述
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Teleology
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Terminology
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Acquittal
- / əˈkwɪtl /
- quit: 釋放,放棄
- a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
- 宣告無罪,無罪開釋
- acquit
- to discharge completely (as from an obligation or accusation) 宣告...無罪,無罪釋放
- to conduct (oneself) usually satisfactorily especially under stress 使(自己)作出某種表現
- to pay off (as a claim or debt) 付訖,清償(債務等)
EXCULPATE, ABSOLVE, EXONERATE, ACQUIT, VINDICATE mean to free from a charge. BEHAVE, CONDUCT, DEPORT, COMPORT, ACQUIT mean to act or to cause oneself to do something in a certain way.
- acquittal : charges = disentanglement : snarl (對象關係) (左邊免除右邊)
- disentanglement (dis: not entangle) to free from entanglement : UNRAVEL 解開糾結
- snarl (/snɑːrl /) a tangle especially of hairs or thread : KNOT 纏結,亂結 a tangled situation 混亂,一團糟 (可當動詞)
- conundrum : solve = tangle : unravel = snarl : untangle (對象關係) (右邊解開左邊)
- conundrum (/ kəˈnʌndrəm /)
- a riddle whose answer is or involves a pun 雙關語的謎語
- a question or problem having only a conjectural answer 只有推測答案的問題
- an intricate and difficult problem 難題
- GRE 2 個「謎」
- conundrum 見上
- enigma an obscure speech or writing 謎 something hard to understand or explain 難以理解的事物 an inscrutable or mysterious person 謎樣般的人
MYSTERY, PROBLEM, ENIGMA, RIDDLE, PUZZLE mean something which baffles or perplexes.
- tangle
- (v.) to involve so as to hamper, obstruct, or embarrass 使糾結,使糾纏
- (v.) to seize and hold in or as if in a snare : ENTRAP 使捲入;使陷入 to unite or knit together in intricate confusion 使混亂;使困惑
- (n.) a tangled twisted mass : SNARL 糾結;亂糟糟的一團
- (n.) a: a complicated or confused state or condition b: a state of perplexity or complete bewilderment 糾結;紛亂;混亂
- (n.) a serious altercation : DISPUTE 嚴重糾紛,口角
- unravel (/ ʌnˈrævəl /)
- a: to disengage or separate the threads of : DISENTANGLE b: to cause to come apart by or as if by separating the threads of 解開,拆散
- to resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of : clear up 闡明;弄清;解決 unravel a mystery
- snarl (/snɑːrl /) a tangle especially of hairs or thread : KNOT 纏結,亂結 a tangled situation 混亂,一團糟 (可當動詞)
- untangle to loose from tangles or entanglement : straighten out 解開...的糾結
EXTRICATE, DISENTANGLE, UNTANGLE, DISENCUMBER, DISEMBARRASS mean to free from what binds or holds back. - EXTRICATE implies the use of care or ingenuity in freeing from a difficult position or situation extricated himself from financial difficulties
- DISENTANGLE and UNTANGLE suggest painstaking separation of a thing from other things disentangling fact from fiction，untangle a web of deceit
- DISENCUMBER implies a release from something that clogs or weighs down an article disencumbered of jargon
- DISEMBARRASS suggests a release from something that impedes or hinders disembarrassed herself of her advisers
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Accolade
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Affray
- / əˈfreɪ /
- FRAY, BRAWL
fray - (n.) a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute 吵架;打架
- (n.) a raveled place or worn spot (as on fabric) 磨損處
- (v.) a: to wear (as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing : FRET b: to separate the threads at the edge of 磨損(織物等)的邊緣
- (v.) STRAIN, IRRITATE 使(神經等)緊張 tempers became a bit frayed
- <>: peace
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Amnesty
- / ˈæmnəsti /
- the act of an authority (as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
- 大赦;特赦
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Aspersion
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Atrocity
- / əˈtrɒsəti/
- the quality or state of being atrocious
an atrocious act, object, or situation atrocious (/əˈtroʊʆəs/) extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel: BARBARIC 兇暴的;殘酷的 APPALLING, HORRIFYING 令人震驚的;駭人聽聞的 utterly revolting: ABOMINABLE，of very poor quality 非常惡劣的,糟透的 - 殘暴;殘酷;殘暴的行為
- The brutal destruction of an entire village was one of the worst atrocities of the Vietnam war.
- atrocious : bad = momentous : important (程度類比) (左邊大於右邊)
- momentous (moment: 關鍵時刻) IMPORTANT, CONSEQUENTIAL 重大的,重要的
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Calumny
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Canard
- /kəˈnɑːrd /
- a false or unfounded report or story; especially: a fabricated report
- 謬傳(尤指惡意編選的);謠言
- A canard of anti-Semitism is that there is a secret group of powerful Jews running the country.
- <>: true story
- canard : deceive = aside : digress (功用目的) (左邊的功用是右邊)
- aside (side)
- an utterance meant to be inaudible to someone; especially: an actor's speech heard by the audience but supposedly not by other characters (戲劇等中的)旁白
- a straying from the theme : DIGRESSION 離題的話
- digress (di: apart gress: progress，/ daɪˈgres /) to turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument 脫離主題 Do you mind if I digress for a moment?
SWERVE, VEER, DEVIATE, DEPART, DIGRESS, DIVERGE mean to turn aside from a straight course. - SWERVE may suggest a physical, mental, or moral turning away from a given course, often with abruptness swerved to avoid hitting the dog
- VEER implies a major change in direction at that point the path veers to the right
- DEVIATE implies a turning from a customary or prescribed course never deviated from her daily routine
- DEPART suggests a deviation from a traditional or conventional course or type occasionally departs from his own guidelines
- DIGRESS applies to a departing from the subject of one's discourse a professor prone to digress
- DIVERGE may equal DEPART but usually suggests a branching of a main path into two or more leading in different directions after school their paths diverged
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Carat
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Collateral
- / kəˈlætərəl /
- property (as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
- 擔保品,抵押品
- People put up their homes as collateral in order to raise the money to invest in the scheme.
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Conclave
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Conformity
- / kənˈfɔːrməti/
- con: together form
- correspondence in form, manner, or character : AGREEMENT
an act or instance of conforming action in accordance with some specified standard or authority - 相似;一致;符合;遵從;順從
- conformity to social expectations
We must act in conformity with local regulations. - nonconformist a person who does not conform to a generally accepted pattern of thought or action 不順從一般公認信念習慣的人
conformist 遵奉習俗者 conform (con: together form) to give the same shape, outline, or contour to : bring into harmony or accord 使符合,使一致 ADAPT, ADJUST, ACCOMMODATE, CONFORM, RECONCILE mean to bring one thing into correspondence with another. - ADAPT implies a modification according to changing circumstances adapted themselves to the warmer climate
- ADJUST suggests bringing into a close and exact correspondence or harmony such as exists between parts of a mechanism adjusted the budget to allow for inflation
- ACCOMMODATE may suggest yielding or compromising to effect a correspondence accommodated his political beliefs in order to win
- CONFORM applies to bringing into accordance with a pattern, example, or principle refused to conform to society's idea of morality
- RECONCILE implies the demonstration of the underlying compatibility of things that seem to be incompatible tried to reconcile what they said with what I knew
- congruity the quality or state of being congruent or congruous，a point of agreement 適合;一致
congruent CONGRUOUS 適合的;一致的 congrous - being in agreement, harmony, or correspondence 一致的
- conforming to the circumstances or requirements of a situation: APPROPRIATE 適合的
- marked or enhanced by harmonious agreement among constituent elements 協調的
- <>:
- congruent <> disagreeable
congruity <> variance - maverick <> conformist to tradition
- maverick
- an unbranded range animal; especially: a motherless calf 未烙印的小牛(或其他牲口)
- an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party 不服從的人;持不同意見的人
- anomalous <> typical, in conformity to norms
- anomalous (a: not nom: norm, rule)
- inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected: IRREGULAR, UNUSUAL 不規則的,異常的,破格的;破例的
- a: of uncertain nature or classification 不確定的 b: marked by incongruity or contradiction : PARADOXICAL 不協調的;不一致的;不恰當的
- typical
- constituting or having the nature of a type : SYMBOLIC 有代表性的
- combining or exhibiting the essential characteristics of a group 典型的;表現特徵的
- conforming to a type
- norm an authoritative standard: MODEL，a principle of right action binding upon the members of a group and serving to guide, control, or regulate proper and acceptable behavior 基準;規範
- nonconformist : norm = heretic : orthodoxy = maverick : group (反面性質)
- authority : superiority = heterodoxy : nonconformity (正面性質) (左邊具有右邊)
- superiority (super) the quality or state of being superior; also: a superior characteristic 優越,優勢;上等;
superior (super) - situated higher up: UPPER 位於高處的,較高的,上方的
- of higher rank, quality, or importance (在職位,地位等方面)較高的,上級的;(在品質等方面)較好的,優秀的,上等的;
- a : greater in quantity or numbers (在數量等方面)較大的,較多的 b : excellent of its kind : BETTER 出色的;傑出的
- courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening) 不屈服於...的
- affecting or assuming an air of superiority : SUPERCILIOUS 有優越感的;高傲的,傲慢的
- heterodoxy (hetero: 異 dox: teach，/ ˈhetərəˌdɒksi/) the quality or state of being heterodox，a heterodox opinion or doctrine 非正統;異端
heterodox (hetero: 異 dox: teach) contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : UNORTHODOX, UNCONVENTIONAL，holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines 非正統的;異端的 - nonconformity refusal to conform to an established or conventional creed, rule, or practice 不順從一般公認信念習慣; absence of agreement or correspondence 不一致
- incongruent : conform = recalcitrant : obey (反面性質)
- incongruent not congruent 不一致的 (congruent 見上)
- recalcitrant (/ rɪˈkælsɪtrənt /) obstinately defiant of authority or restraint，difficult to manage or operate，RESISTANT 反抗的;頑強的;不聽話的
- congruent : space, dimension = simultaneous : time = coeval : age (對象關係) (相同...)
- simultaneous (simul: same，/ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəs◂/) existing or occurring at the same time : exactly coincident 同時發生的,同時存在的;同步的,一齊的
CONTEMPORARY, CONTEMPORANEOUS, COEVAL, SYNCHRONOUS, SIMULTANEOUS, COINCIDENT mean existing or occurring at the same time. - CONTEMPORARY is likely to apply to people and what relates to them Abraham Lincoln was contemporary with Charles Darwin
- CONTEMPORANEOUS is more often applied to events than to people contemporaneous accounts of the kidnapping
- COEVAL refers usually to periods, ages, eras, eons two stars thought to be coeval
- SYNCHRONOUS implies exact correspondence in time and especially in periodic intervals synchronous timepieces
- SIMULTANEOUS implies correspondence in a moment of time the two shots were simultaneous
- COINCIDENT is applied to events and may be used in order to avoid implication of causal relationship the end of World War II was **coincident with*** a great vintage year
- coeval (co: same eval: age，/coˈivəl/) of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration (同義字見上 simultaneous 之同義字)
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Contumely
- /ˈkɒntjuməli/
- tume: 膨脹;腫 (ex: tumor)
- harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness(傲慢) and contempt; also: an instance of such language or treatment
- 無禮;傲慢;侮辱;謾罵
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Covenant
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Delineation
- /dɪˌlɪniˈeɪʆən /
- line
- the act of delineating
delineate (line，limn) - a: to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines 以線條表示 b: to mark the outline of 畫...的輪廓
- to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail 鉅細靡遺描述 delineate a character in the story，delineate the steps to be taken by the government
- 畫輪廓;描述
- The document delineates your rights and your obligations.
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Demeanor
- / dɪˈmiːnər/
- behavior toward others : outward manner
BEARING, DEPORTMENT, DEMEANOR, MIEN, MANNER, CARRIAGE mean the outward manifestation of personality or attitude. - BEARING is the most general of these words but now usually implies characteristic posture a woman of regal bearing
- DEPORTMENT suggests actions or behavior as formed by breeding or training your deportment was atrocious
- DEMEANOR suggests one's attitude toward others as expressed in outward behavior the haughty demeanor of the headwaiter
- MIEN is a literary term referring both to bearing and demeanor a mien of supreme self-satisfaction
- MANNER implies characteristic or customary way of moving and gesturing and addressing others the imperious manner of a man used to giving orders
- CARRIAGE applies chiefly to habitual posture in standing or walking the kind of carriage learned at boarding school
- 舉動,行為;風度
- his quiet, reserved demeanor
- misdemeanor : crime = lapse : error (程度類比) (左邊小於右邊)
- misdemeanor (mis: bad) a crime less serious than a felony(重罪) 輕罪
- lapse (/ læps /)
- a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention 小錯,失誤 a lapse in table manners
- a temporary deviation or fall especially from a higher to a lower state 跌落,下降 a lapse from grace
- a becoming less : DECLINE 減少
- the termination of a right or privilege through neglect to exercise it within some limit of time (權力等的)消失,權力失效
- INTERRUPTION, DISCONTINUANCE 中斷;終止
- a passage of time; also: INTERVAL (時間的)流逝,間隔
ERROR, MISTAKE, BLUNDER, SLIP, LAPSE mean a departure from what is true, right, or proper. - ERROR suggests the existence of a standard or guide and a straying from the right course through failure to make effective use of this procedural errors
- MISTAKE implies misconception or inadvertence and usually expresses less criticism than error dialed the wrong number by mistake
- BLUNDER regularly imputes stupidity or ignorance as a cause and connotes some degree of blame diplomatic blunders
- SLIP stresses inadvertence or accident and applies especially to trivial but embarrassing mistakes a slip of the tongue
- LAPSE stresses forgetfulness, weakness, or inattention as a cause a lapse in judgment
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Divination
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Embezzlement
- / ɪmˈbezəlmənt /
- embezzle (v.) to appropriate(當 v. 為「挪用、盜用」) (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use 挪用;侵吞;盜用公款
GRE 「盜用公款」 3 字 - <>: appropriate <> surrender, to use money in trust properly
- appropriate
- (v.) to take exclusive possession of : ANNEX 強佔;併吞
- (v.) to set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use 撥出(款項等)
- (v.) to take or make use of without authority or right 盜用,挪用
- (adj.) especially suitable or compatible : FITTING 適當的,恰當的,相稱的
FIT, SUITABLE, MEET, PROPER, APPROPRIATE, FITTING, APT, HAPPY, FELICITOUS mean right with respect to some end, need, use, or circumstance. - FIT stresses adaptability and sometimes special readiness for use or action fit for battle
- SUITABLE implies an answering to requirements or demands clothes suitable for camping
- MEET suggests a just proportioning meet payment
- PROPER suggests a suitability through essential nature or accordance with custom proper acknowledgement
- APPROPRIATE implies eminent or distinctive fitness an appropriate gift
- FITTING implies harmony of mood or tone a fitting end
- APT connotes a fitness marked by nicety and discrimination apt quotations
- HAPPY suggests what is effectively or successfully appropriate a happy choice of words
- FELICITOUS suggests an aptness that is opportune, telling, or graceful a felicitous phrase
- surrender
- to yield to the power, control, or possession of another upon compulsion or demand 使投降
- to give up completely or agree to forgo especially in favor of another 放棄
- to give (oneself) up into the power of another especially as a prisoner
- to give (oneself) over to something (as an influence) 交出;讓用
RELINQUISH, YIELD, RESIGN, SURRENDER, ABANDON, WAIVE mean to give up completely. - RELINQUISH usually does not imply strong feeling but may suggest some regret, reluctance, or weakness relinquished her crown
- YIELD implies concession or compliance or submission to force the troops yielded ground grudgingly
- RESIGN emphasizes voluntary relinquishment or sacrifice without struggle resigned her position
- SURRENDER implies a giving up after a struggle to retain or resist surrendered their claims
- ABANDON stresses finality and completeness in giving up abandoned all hope
- WAIVE implies conceding or forgoing with little or no compulsion waived the right to a trial by jury
- embezzle : funds = usurp : power (對象類比) (左邊盜取右邊)
- usurp (/ juːˈɜːp /)
- to seize and hold (as office, place, or powers) in possession by force or without right 篡奪;奪取 usurp a throne
- to take or make use of without right 侵佔 usurped the rights to her life story
- to take the place of by or as if by force : SUPPLANT 取代
- impostor : identity = usurper : authority (人物對象) (左邊人物盜取右邊)
- imposter one that assumes false identity or title for the purpose of deception 冒充者;騙子
- embezzlement : fraud = forgery : counterfeit (種類類比) (左邊是右邊的一種)
- forgery (/ ˈfɔːrdʒəri/)
something forged，an act of forging; especially: the crime of falsely and fraudulently making or altering a document (as a check) (文件、藝術品等的)偽造 forge - to form (as metal) by heating and hammering 打(鐵等);鍛造
- to make or imitate falsely especially with intent to defraud : COUNTERFEIT 偽造
- to form or bring into being especially by an expenditure of effort 鍛鍊形成
- counterfeit (feit: make，/ ˈkaʊntəfɪt/) to try to deceive by pretense or dissembling 從事偽造活動;仿造;假裝
ASSUME, AFFECT, PRETEND, SIMULATE, FEIGN, COUNTERFEIT, SHAM mean to put on a false or deceptive appearance. - ASSUME often implies a justifiable motive rather than an intent to deceive assumed an air of cheerfulness around the patients
- AFFECT implies making a false show of possessing, using, or feeling affected an interest in art
- PRETEND implies an overt and sustained false appearance pretended that nothing had happened
- SIMULATE suggests a close imitation of the appearance of something cosmetics that simulate a suntan
- FEIGN implies more artful invention than PRETEND, less specific mimicry than SIMULATE feigned sickness
- COUNTERFEIT implies achieving the highest degree of verisimilitude of any of these words an actor counterfeiting drunkenness
- SHAM implies an obvious falseness that fools only the gullible shammed a most unconvincing limp
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Extradition
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Expatriate
- / eksˈpætrieɪt/
- ex: out patri: country
- (n.)(v.) to withdraw (oneself) from residence in or allegiance to one's native country，BANISH, EXILE
- 使移居國外;使放棄國籍;流放;
- emigrate : exile = enlist : conscript (被迫...)
- emigrate (e: out migrate，/ ˈeməgreɪt /) to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere 移居外國(或外地區)
- exile to banish or expel from one's own country or home 流放,放逐;
- enlist (en-list)
- to secure the support and aid of: employ in advancing an interest 贊助,支持 enlist all the available resources，enlist the community in an experiment
- to win over : ATTRACT 獲得(支持,幫助等) trying to enlist my sympathies
- to engage (a person) for duty in the armed forces 徵募,使入伍
- conscript to enroll into service by compulsion : DRAFT 強迫徵召
- evict : residence, dwelling = banish, country = deport : nation = expel, school (動作對象) (驅離...)
- evict (e: out)
- banish (ban: 禁止) to require by authority to leave a country 流放,放逐 to clear away : DISPEL 消除,排除
BANISH, EXILE, DEPORT, TRANSPORT mean to remove by authority from a state or country. - deport (de: from port: carry (ex: import, export)
to behave or comport (oneself) especially in accord with a code 持...舉止 to send out of the country by legal deportation 驅逐(出境);放逐 (同義字見上 banish 之同義字) - expel (ex: out) (同義字見上 evict 之同義字)
to force out : EJECT， to force to leave (as a place or organization) by official action : take away rights or privileges of membership 流放,放逐;
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Figment
- / ˈfɪgmənt /
- figure: 有「描繪、描述」之意
- something made up or contrived(人為的;做作的,不自然的)
- 臆造的事物;虛構的事
- True, the commercially successful electric car is still a figment.
- figment : real (反面性質)
- figment : contrived (正面性質)
- contrived ARTIFICIAL, LABORED 人為的;做作的,不自然的
contrive DEVISE, PLAN 策劃,圖謀 to form or create in an artistic or ingenious manner 發明;設計 to bring about by stratagem or with difficulty : MANAGE 設法做到,以計謀達成
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Flippancy
- / ˈflɪpənsi/
- flip
- unbecoming(不適當的) levity(輕浮) or pertness(無禮) especially in respect to grave(嚴肅的) or sacred(神聖的) matters
flippant lacking proper respect or seriousness 輕率的;不認真的;無禮的 flip (adj.) FLIPPANT, IMPERTINENT 無禮的,魯莽的;油腔滑調的 - 輕率,無禮
- You shouldn't be flippant about such things.
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- flippancy <> seriousness
- flippant <> earnest
- flip : respect = nonchalant : concern (反面性質)
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Franchise
- / ˈfræntʆaɪz /
- fran: free
- freedom or immunity from some burden or restriction vested in a person or group
a special privilege granted to an individual or group; especially: the right to be and exercise the powers of a corporation a constitutional or statutory right or privilege; especially : the right to vote the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory; also : a business granted such a right or license - (政府給予個人、公司或社團經營某種事業的)特權;公民權,選舉權;(製造廠商授予聯營店者的)經銷權(或公司名稱使用權等);
- The franchise was later extended to any person over 18 years old.
- enfranchise <> enfetter
- enfranchise (en: make fran: free)
- to set free (as from slavery) 解放
- to endow with a franchise: as a : to admit to the privileges of a citizen and especially to the right of suffrage(選舉權,投票權) 給予...公民權;給予...選舉權
- enfetter (en: make fetter) to bind in fetters : ENCHAIN 上腳鐐
- illuminate : see = enfranchise : vote = license : practice (對象關係) (因為左邊所以可以作右邊的動作)
- illuminate (lumi: light)
- to supply or brighten with light，to make luminous or shining 照亮;照射 to make clear : ELUCIDATE 闡明;啟發
- to decorate (as a manuscript) with gold or silver or brilliant colors or with often elaborate designs or miniature pictures 用金色(或鮮明色彩,圖案等)裝飾(起首字母,手稿等)
- to make illustrious or resplendent 使輝煌;使容光煥發
- license to give permission or consent to 許可,准許; a: to issue a license to b: to permit or authorize especially by formal license 發許可證給
- practice (醫生,律師等的)營業
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Gist
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Guffaw
- / gəˈfɔː/
- ech. 擬音字 (faw faw faw: 咈咈咈 -.-)
- a loud or boisterous burst of laughter
- 大笑;捧腹大笑
- We guffawed at what Graham had written.
- chuckle : laughing = whisper : speaking (程度類比) (左邊小於右邊)
- chuckle to laugh inwardly or quietly，to make a continuous gentle sound resembling suppressed mirth 咯咯地笑;暗自發笑
- whisper to speak softly with little or no vibration of the vocal cords especially to avoid being overheard 低語,耳語;私語
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Harangue
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Hilarity
- / hɪˈlærəti /
- high spirits that may be carried to the point of boisterous(喧鬧狂歡的) conviviality(宴飲交際;歡樂;愉快) or merriment
exhilarate (ex: make hilar: hilarity，/ ɪgˈzɪləreɪt /) a: to make cheerful b: ENLIVEN, EXCITE,REFRESH, STIMULATE 使高興;使振奮 (<> sadden) hilarious (/ hɪˈleəriəs) marked by or affording hilarity 歡鬧的,熱鬧的;可笑的 - 歡喜
- Eva joined in the hilarity as much as anyone.
- hoary : old = hilarious : funny (同義類比)
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Imputation
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Indignity
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Inkling
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Interment
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Invective
- / ɪnˈvektɪv /
- (v.) inveigh (veigh: violent，/ ɪnˈveɪ /) to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : RAIL 猛烈抨擊;強烈抗議;痛罵
- an abusive expression or speech
insulting or abusive language : VITUPERATION ABUSE, VITUPERATION, INVECTIVE, OBLOQUY, BILLINGSGATE mean vehemently expressed condemnation or disapproval. - ABUSE, the most general term, usually implies the anger of the speaker and stresses the harshness of the language scathing verbal abuse
- VITUPERATION implies fluent and sustained abuse a torrent of vituperation
- INVECTIVE implies a comparable vehemence but suggests greater verbal and rhetorical skill and may apply to a public denunciation blistering political invective
- OBLOQUY suggests defamation and consequent shame and disgrace subjected to obloquy and derision
- BILLINGSGATE implies practiced fluency and variety of profane or obscene abuse directed a stream of billingsgate at the cabdriver
- 惡言謾罵
- He let out a stream of invective.
- diatribe (dia: through 穿越 (ex: diaphanous: 透明的;半透明的) => 直指人心的痛罵，/ ˈdaɪətraɪb /)
a bitter and abusive speech or writing，ironical or satirical criticism 惡罵;誹謗;譴責;諷刺 - <>: laudatory words, laudatory speech, accolade, adulation
- laudatory (/ ˈlɒːdətɔːri /) of, relating to, or expressing praise 表示讚美的
- accolade
- adulation
- invective : abusive = polemic : disputatios (正面性質)
- polemic (pole: 極地 => 兩極 => 爭吵，/ pəˈlemɪk /) 論爭的;好爭論的
- an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
- an aggressive controversialist : DISPUTANT
- disputatious (dispute，/ ˌdɪspjuˈteɪʆəs /) a: inclined to dispute b: marked by disputation 好爭論的 provoking debate: CONTROVERSIAL 有爭議的
- invective : discredit = exhortation : motivate (目的功用)
- discredit (dis-: not credit) (v.)
- to refuse to accept as true or accurate : DISBELIEVE 不信,懷疑
- to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of 使不足信
- to deprive of good repute : DISGRACE 使丟臉;敗壞...的名聲
- (n.) loss of credit or reputation 信用的喪失;名聲的敗壞 lack or loss of belief or confidence : DOUBT 不信,懷疑
- exhortation
- motivate to provide with a motive : IMPEL 給...動機;刺激;激發
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Innuendo
- / ˌɪnjuˈendoʊ /
- nuendo: nod 點頭 => 暗諷到令人點頭
- a: an oblique allusion : HINT, INSINUATION; especially: a veiled or equivocal reflection on character or reputation b: the use of such allusions
其他同義字可見 inkling 之同義字 - 暗諷
- a campaign based on rumour, innuendo, and gossip
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Jubilation
- / ˌdʒuːbəˈleɪʆən /
- jubil: wild shout
- an act of rejoicing(joy: 勝利的喜悅) : the state of being jubilant
an expression of great joy jubilant (/ ˈdʒuːbələnt ) EXULTANT 歡騰的,喜氣洋洋的;令人喜悅的 exultant (/ ɪgˈzʌltənt /) filled with or expressing great joy or triumph : JUBILANT 歡騰的,喜氣洋洋的;令人喜悅的 - 歡騰,歡慶;慶祝活動
- There was jubilation that a local team had come first.
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Knavery
- / ˈneɪvəri /
- knave (n.) (/ neɪv /) a boy servant 小男僕 a tricky deceitful fellow 奸詐的人,流氓,無賴
- a: RASCALITY(流氓,惡棍) b: a roguish(流氓的) or mischievous(惡意傷人的) act
- 無賴作風;狡詐;無賴行為
- knave : deceive = toady : fawn (人物動作)
- toady (在此當 n.)
- fawn to show affection, used especially of a dog (狗等)搖尾乞憐 to court favor by a cringing or flattering manner 奉承,討好
FAWN, TOADY, TRUCKLE, CRINGE, COWER mean to behave abjectly before a superior. - FAWN implies seeking favor by servile flattery or exaggerated attention waiters fawning over a celebrity
- TOADY suggests the attempt to ingratiate oneself by an abjectly menial or subservient attitude toadying to his boss
- TRUCKLE implies the subordination of oneself and one's desires or judgment to those of a superior truckling to a powerful lobbyist
- CRINGE suggests a bowing or shrinking in fear or servility a cringing sycophant
- COWER suggests a display of abject fear in the company of threatening or domineering people cowering before a bully
- knave : deception = sage : judgement, wisdom (人物性質)
- sage one (as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom，a mature or venerable man of sound judgment 聖人,賢人;哲人,德高望重的人 (也可當 adj.)
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Largess(e)
- /lɑːrˈdʒes /
- large => 大方
- liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; also: something so given
GENEROSITY - 慷慨的贈予;慷慨的贈禮;巨額賞金;大禮;大方,慷慨
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- parsimony (ˈpɑːrsɪmoʊni /)
- the quality of being careful with money or resources : THRIFT 節儉
- the quality or state of being stingy 吝嗇
- penuriousness (penny，/ peˈnjʊəriəsnɪs/) 小氣;窮困
penurious (penny，/ peˈnjʊəriəs/) marked by or suffering from penury 窮困的;不足的 given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality 小氣的 penury (penny，/ ˈpenjuri /) a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (as money); especially: severe poverty 拮据;貧窮 extreme and often niggardly frugality 過份節儉 STINGY, CLOSE, NIGGARDLY, PARSIMONIOUS, PENURIOUS, MISERLY mean being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others. POVERTY, INDIGENCE, PENURY, WANT, DESTITUTION mean the state of one with insufficient resources. - STINGY implies a marked lack of generosity a stingy child, not given to sharing
- CLOSE suggests keeping a tight grip on one's money and possessions folks who are very close when charity calls
- NIGGARDLY implies giving or spending the very smallest amount possible the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library
- PARSIMONIOUS suggests a frugality so extreme as to lead to stinginess a parsimonious life-style notably lacking in luxuries
- PENURIOUS implies niggardliness that gives an appearance of actual poverty the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune
- MISERLY suggests a sordid avariciousness and a morbid pleasure in hoarding a miserly couple devoid of social conscience
- POVERTY may cover a range from extreme want of necessities to an absence of material comforts the extreme poverty of the slum dwellers
- INDIGENCE implies seriously straitened circumstances the indigence of her years as a graduate student
- PENURY suggests a cramping or oppressive lack of money a catastrophic illness that condemned them to years of penury
- WANT and DESTITUTION imply extreme poverty that threatens life itself through starvation or exposure lived in a perpetual state of want，the widespread destitution in countries beset by famine
- mean : largesse = unscrupulous : integrity (反面性質)
- mean
- lacking distinction or eminence : HUMBLE 低劣的,平庸的 lacking in mental discrimination : DULL 愚鈍的
- of poor shabby inferior quality or status 破爛的
- worthy of little regard : CONTEMPTIBLE 可鄙的
- lacking dignity or honor : BASE 卑鄙惡劣的
- PENURIOUS, STINGY 吝嗇的,小氣的
- EXCELLENT, EFFECTIVE 出色的,很棒的
- unscrupulous (/ ʌnˈskruːpjuləs /) not scrupulous : UNPRINCIPLED 肆無忌憚的;不講道德的;無恥的
scrupulous (/ ˈskruːpjuləs /) having moral integrity: acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper 正直謹慎的 punctiliously exact : PAINSTAKING 一絲不苟的; UPRIGHT, HONEST, JUST, CONSCIENTIOUS, SCRUPULOUS, HONORABLE mean having or showing a strict regard for what is morally right. CAREFUL, METICULOUS, SCRUPULOUS, PUNCTILIOUS mean showing close attention to detail. - integrity
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