Word List 2

prying　/?pra???/

中　adj. 窺視的

英　trying to find out about other people's private lives

inhibit　/?n?h?b?t/

中　v. 抑制，限制

英　to hold in check

censure　/?sen??r/

中　v. 指責

英　to criticize severely; blame

peripatetic　/?perip??tet?k/

中　adj. 巡游的

英　itinerant

stringent　/?str?nd??nt/

中　adj. 非常嚴格的

英　very strict or severe

dwindle　/?dw?ndl/

中　v. 減少，下降

英　to gradually become smaller

underrate　/??nd??re?t/

中　v. 低估

英　to rate or value(someone or something)too low

incursion　/?n?k??r?n/

中　n. 侵入，侵犯

英　a hostile entrance into a territory

中　n. 進入

英　an entering in or into

pastiche　/p??sti??/

中　n. 【貶】模仿作品

英　a work that imitates the style of previous works

中　n. 混合物

英　a mixture of different things

dishearten　/d?s?hɑ?rtn/

中　v. 使…士氣低落

英　to cause(a person or group of people)to lose hope, enthusiasm or courage

emulate　/?emjule?t/

中　v. 通過模仿而超越，模仿

英　to strive to equal or excel

adduce　/??du?s/

中　v. 引用…證明

英　to mention or provide(something such as a fact or example)as evidence or proof to support an argument

emblematic　/?embl??m?t?k/

中　adj. 象征的，代表的

英　representing something(such as an idea, state or emotion)that cannot be seen by itself

indict　/?n?da?t/

中　v. 指控

英　to charge with a fault or offense

discontinue　/?d?sk?n?t?nju?/

中　v. 終止

英　to end(something)

wary　/?weri/

中　adj. 謹慎小心的

英　marked by keen caution, cunning and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger

opprobrium　/??pro?bri?m/

中　n. 辱罵

英　very strong disapproval or criticism of a person or thing especially by a large number of people

aesthetic　/es?θet?k/

中　adj. 美學的

英　of or relating to art or beauty

expedite　/?eksp?da?t/

中　v. 加速，加快

英　to cause(something)to happen faster

captivate　/?k?pt?ve?t/

中　v. 吸引

英　to attract and hold the attention of(someone)by being interesting, pretty, etc.

irreversible　/??r??v??rs?bl/

中　adj. 不可逆的

英　impossible to change back to a previous condition or state

emotive　/i?mo?t?v/

中　adj. 引起情緒的

英　causing strong emotions for or against something

refine　/r??fa?n/

中　v. 提純

英　to remove the unwanted substances in(something)

中　v. 改進，改善

英　to improve(something)by making small changes

exhilarate　/?ɡ?z?l?re?t/

中　v. 使…喜悅或興奮

英　to cause(someone)to feel very happy and excited

solitary　/?sɑ?l?teri/

中　adj. 單獨的

英　not involving or including anyone or anything else

jar　/d?ɑ?r/

中　v. 使…不安

英　to make(someone)feel uneasy

中　v. 抵觸，沖突

英　to clash or conflict

unfettered　/?n?fet?rd/

中　adj. 不受限制的，自由的

英　not controlled or restricted

flummery　/?fl?m?ri/

中　n. 假恭維

英　meaningless or deceptive language

implacable　/?m?pl?k?bl/

中　adj. 不能安撫的，毫不妥協的

英　opposed to someone or something in a very angry or determined way that cannot be changed

arduous　/?ɑ?rd?u?s/

中　adj. 困難的

英　demanding great effort or labor; difficult

中　adj. 艱難的

英　testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous

conciliatory　/k?n?s?li?t??ri/

中　adj. 安撫的，調和的

英　having the intention or effect of making angry people calm

optimism　/?ɑ?pt?m?z?m/

中　n. 樂觀

英　a feeling or belief that good things will happen in the future

vindicate　/?v?nd?ke?t/

中　v. 證明…的清白

英　to show that(someone)should not be blamed for a crime, mistake, etc.

malady　/?m?l?di/

中　n. 疾病

英　a disease or illness

warrant　/?w??r?nt/

中　v. 保證

英　to give assurance

中　v. 為…提供依據

英　to serve as or give adequate ground or reason for

puncture　/?p??kt??r/

中　v. 刺穿

英　to make a hole in(something)with a sharp point

中　v. 削弱，使…無效

英　to make useless or ineffective as if by a puncture

ascribe　/??skra?b/

中　v. 歸因于

英　to think of as coming from a specified cause, source or author

clandestine　/kl?n?dest?n/

中　adj. 秘密的，隱蔽的

英　done secretly

equivocal　/??kw?v?kl/

中　adj. 模棱兩可的，有歧義的

英　having two or more possible meanings

elucidate　/i?lu?s?de?t/

中　v. 闡釋，闡明

英　to make(something that is hard to understand)clear or easy to understand

propaganda　/?prɑ?p??ɡ?nd?/

中　n. 政治宣傳

英　ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader, a government, etc.

putative　/?pju?t?t?v/

中　adj. 公認的，假定的

英　generally believed or assumed to be something

conjecture　/k?n?d?ekt??r/

中　v. /n. 猜測

英　v. to form an opinion or idea without proof or sufficient evidence

coalesce　/?ko???les/

中　v. 聚合，團結

英　to come together to form one group or mass

tractable　/?tr?kt?bl/

中　adj. 易管理的，易控制的

英　easily managed or controlled

warble　/?w??rbl/

中　v. 低吟淺唱

英　to sing a melody of low pleasing sounds

knotty　/?nɑ?ti/

中　adj. 復雜的

英　difficult or complicated

dichotomy　/da??kɑ?t?mi/

中　n. 矛盾的事物

英　something with seemingly contradictory qualities

中　n. 一分為二

英　bifurcation

restive　/?rest?v/

中　adj. 不服管理的

英　stubbornly resisting control

中　adj. 不安的，沒有耐心的

英　marked by impatience or uneasiness

courteous　/?k??rti?s/

中　adj. 有禮貌的

英　very polite in a way that shows respect

invigorate　/?n?v?ɡ?re?t/

中　v. 使…有活力

英　to give life and energy to

truculent　/?tr?kj?l?nt/

中　adj. 好爭斗的

英　easily annoyed or angered and likely to argue

中　adj. 言語刻薄的

英　scathingly harsh

congenial　/k?n?d?i?ni?l/

中　adj. 友善的

英　very friendly

中　adj. 和氣的，令人愉悅的

英　pleasant and harmonious

中　adj. 性格相似的

英　having the same nature, disposition or tastes

insouciance　/?n?su?si?ns/

中　n. 無憂無慮，不操心

英　a feeling of not worrying about anything

devastate　/?dev?ste?t/

中　v. 嚴重破壞

英　to destroy much or most of(something)

中　v. 使…痛苦

英　to cause(someone)to feel extreme emotional pain

keen　/ki?n/

中　adj. 對…感興趣

英　very excited about and interested in something

中　adj. 犀利的，尖刻的

英　pungent; acrid

中　adj. 聰明的，敏銳的

英　having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity

ethos　/?i?θɑ?s/

中　n. （團體的）氣質，氛圍，信仰等

英　the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature or guiding beliefs of a person, group or organization

flagrant　/?fle?ɡr?nt/

中　adj. 臭名昭著的

英　so bad as to be impossible to overlook

solitude　/?sɑ?l?tu?d/

中　n. 孤獨

英　a state or situation in which you are alone usually because you want to be

anachronism　/??n?kr?n?z?m/

中　n. 時代錯亂

英　something(such as a word, an object or an event)that is mistakenly placed in a time where it does not belong in a story, movie, etc.

中　n. 不合時宜，過時

英　one that is out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time

turbid　/?t??rb?d/

中　adj. 渾濁的

英　having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended

中　adj. 混亂的

英　in a state of turmoil

confine　/k?n?fa?n/

中　v. 限制

英　to keep within limits

venerate　/?ven?re?t/

中　v. 尊敬

英　to feel or show deep respect for

premeditate　/?pri??med?te?t/

中　v. 預謀，提前謀劃

英　to think, consider or deliberate beforehand

insular　/??ns?l?r/

中　adj. 孤立的

英　separated from other people or cultures

中　adj. 思想狹隘、守舊的

英　not knowing or interested in new or different ideas

consolidate　/k?n?sɑ?l?de?t/

中　v. 鞏固

英　to make(something, such as a position of power or control)stronger or more secure

upheaval　/?p?hi?vl/

中　n. （引起混亂的）劇變

英　a major change or period of change that causes a lot of conflict, confusion, anger, etc.

unyielding　/?n?ji?ld??/

中　adj. 不妥協的，固執的

英　not changing or stopping

mendacious　/men?de???s/

中　adj. 欺騙的，不誠實的

英　not honest

sonorous　/?sɑ?n?r?s/

中　adj. 聲音洪亮的

英　having a sound that is deep, loud, and pleasant

fertile　/?f??rtl/

中　adj. 多產的（即可指農作物，也可以指思　想、想法）

英　producing a large amount of something

decadent　/?dek?d?nt/

中　adj. （思想）墮落的，頹廢的

英　having low morals and a great love of pleasure, money, fame, etc.

中　adj. 三俗的(庸俗、低俗、媚俗的）

英　attractive to people of low morals who are only interested in pleasure

indispensable　/??nd??spens?bl/

中　adj. 不可缺少的

英　extremely important and necessary

covert　/?ko?v??rt/

中　adj. 秘密的，隱蔽的

英　secret or hidden

instinct　/??nst??kt/

中　n. 本能

英　a natural or inherent aptitude, impulse or capacity

discern　/d??s??rn/

中　v. 識別，察覺

英　to detect or recognize

orientation　/???ri?n?te??n/

中　n. 取向，態度

英　a usually general or lasting direction of thought, inclination or interest

中　n. 方向

英　the relative position or direction of something

riddle　/?r?dl/

中　n. 難題，謎題

英　a mystifying, misleading or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed

jejune　/d???d?u?n/

中　adj. 無聊的

英　not interesting

clownish　/?kla?n??/

中　adj. 小丑般的，滑稽的

英　acting in a silly or funny way

indifferent　/?n?d?fr?nt/

中　adj. 冷漠的

英　not interested in or concerned about something

中　adj. 客觀公正的

英　characterized by a lack of partiality; unbiased

lethargic　/l??θɑ?rd??k/

中　adj. 無生氣的，缺乏熱情的

英　feeling a lack of energy or a lack of interest in doing things

clique　/kli?k/

中　n. 小團體

英　a small exclusive group of friends or associates

fungible　/?f?nd??bl/

中　adj. 可替代的

英　interchangeable or replaceable

complimentary　/?kɑ?mpl??mentri/

中　adj. 贊美的

英　expressing praise or admiration for someone or something

empirical　/?m?p?r?kl/

中　adj. 根據觀察或經驗的

英　originating in or based on observation or experience

conform　/k?n?f??rm/

中　v. 符合，遵守

英　to obey or agree with something

中　v. 隨大流，從眾

英　to do what other people do

solicitous　/s??l?s?t?s/

中　adj. 關心的，殷切的

英　showing great attention or concern to another