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Question 1

heresy

Answer 1

（信奉）異端邪說；（持有）反面觀點，悖論
Radical remarks like this amount to heresy for most members of the Republican party.
像這樣的激進言論對於大多數共和黨人來說相當於異端邪說。

Question 2

prudent

Answer 2

謹慎的，慎重的；精明的
[ + to infinitive ] It’s always prudent to read a contract carefully before signing it.
簽合約前先好好看一下，這樣做永遠都是明智的。

Question 3

ostensible

Answer 3

表面上的；假稱的，假託的
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.
他們假稱要清除政府腐敗，可真正目的卻是要顛覆政府。

Question 4

spurious

Answer 4

虛假的，欺騙的；（原因、判斷）謬誤的
Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.
贊成關閉工廠的那些論據，有些值得質疑，另一些則明顯站不住腳。

Question 5

propagate

Answer 5

（使）（植物）繁殖
Most house plants can be propagated from stem cuttings.
大多數室內植物都能由切下來的莖繁殖。

Question 6

milieu

Answer 6

社會背景；周圍環境；出身背景
It is a study of the social and cultural milieu in which Michelangelo lived and worked.
這是一項對米開朗基羅生活和工作所處的社會與文化背景的研究。

Question 7

anomaly

Answer 7

異常的人（或事物）；不規則；（同一種類中的）畸形
Statistical anomalies can make it difficult to compare economic data from one year to the next.
統計上的不規範會使年與年之間的經濟數據難以互相比較。

Question 8

innocuous

Answer 8

無害的
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.
有些蘑菇貌似無害，但實際上有毒。

Question 9

surfeit

Answer 9

過量，過剩
The country has a surfeit of cheap labour.
這個國家的廉價勞動力過剩。

Question 10

concomitant

Answer 10

同時發生的事；伴隨物
Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.
上年紀後記憶力自然會隨之衰退。

Question 11

strident

Answer 11

刺耳的，尖厲的
People are put off by his strident voice.
人們很厭惡他那刺耳的嗓音。

Question 12

lassitude

Answer 12

疲憊，疲勞；倦怠
Shareholders are blaming the company’s problems on the lassitude of the CEO.
股東們將公司出現的問題歸咎於執行長工作懈怠。

Question 13

deleterious

Answer 13

有害的，造成危害的
These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.
已證實這些藥物對神經系統有危害作用。

Question 14

efficacy

Answer 14

功效，效力，效能
They recently ran a series of tests to measure the efficacy of the drug.
他們最近進行了一系列的試驗來檢測這種藥的功效。

Question 15

incumbent

Answer 15

現任的；在職的
The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office.
現任總統面臨著他上任前很多年就已開始出現的種種問題。

Question 16

ferment

Answer 16

（使）發酵
You make wine by leaving grape juice to ferment until all the sugar has turned to alcohol.
釀葡萄酒是讓葡萄汁發酵，直到所有的糖分都轉化為酒精。

Question 17

dissent

Answer 17

（尤指對正式建議、計劃或普遍看法的）不同意，異議
When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent.
在通過該項提案的時候，有一兩個人表示不同意。

Question 18

attenuate

Answer 18

使減少；使減弱；使降低
Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth’s atmosphere.
地球大氣層減輕了太陽幅射。

Question 19

arbiter

Answer 19

仲裁人，公斷人，裁決人；權威人士
the arbiters of fashion/taste
時尚／鑒賞權威

Question 20

expedite

Answer 20

迅速完成；促進；加快
Something needs to be done to expedite the process.
需要採取措施以加快進度。

Question 21

celerity

Answer 21

速度

Question 22

profound

Answer 22

強烈的；深沉的；極度的
His mother’s death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.
他六歲時母親的過世對他的影響很大。

Question 23

alleviate

Answer 23

減輕；緩和，緩解
The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.
這些藥物對減輕她的病痛／痛苦沒有絲毫作用。

Question 24

prodigious

Answer 24

強大的，巨大的
She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels.
她寫了數量極多的小說。

Question 25

bizarre

Answer 25

怪誕的；罕見的；異乎尋常的
a bizarre situation
異乎尋常的情形

Question 26

paltry

Answer 26

（金錢）微不足道的，無價值的
Student grants these days are paltry.
如今的學生助學金少得可憐。

Question 27

usurp

Answer 27

篡奪，奪取（權位）
Local control is being usurped by central government.
地方的權力被中央政府攫取了。

Question 28

condone

Answer 28

寬恕，饒恕；縱容；包容，容忍
If the government is seen to condone violence, the bloodshed will never stop.
一旦認定政府縱容暴力，那流血事件就永遠不會停止。

Question 29

trivial

Answer 29

微不足道的，瑣碎的；沒有價值的
I don’t know why he gets so upset about something so trivial.
我不明白他因何為芝麻大的事也如此煩惱。

Question 30

venerable

Answer 30

德高望重的；令人尊敬的；崇高神聖的
a venerable tradition/company/family
備受推崇的傳統／久負盛名的公司／德高望重的家族

Question 31

ambiguous

Answer 31

含糊不清的；引起歧義的，模棱兩可的；不明確的
His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.
他對我的提問回答得有些含糊不清。

Question 32

succinct

Answer 32

簡明的；言簡意賅的
Keep your letter succinct and to the point.
信一定要寫得簡明扼要。

Question 33

menial

Answer 33

（工作）乏味的，低賤的，不體面的
It’s fairly menial work, such as washing dishes and cleaning floors.
都是些很枯燥乏味的工作，如洗碗和擦地。

Question 34

extraneous

Answer 34

無直接關係的；無關的
extraneous information
無關訊息

Question 35

salubrious

Answer 35

（地方）環境宜人且有益健康的，宜居的
He doesn’t live in a very salubrious part of town.
他住的地方是鎮上不太適宜居住的地方。

Question 36

archaic

Answer 36

古老的，古代的；原始的
an archaic system of government
古老的政體

Question 37

facetious

Answer 37

（尤指不問場合）好開玩笑的；滑稽的，詼諧的
facetious remarks
不合時宜的發言

Question 38

rabid

Answer 38

極端的；過激的；狂熱的
The attack is believed to have been carried out by a group of rabid anti-semites.
據信，襲擊是一群狂熱的反猶分子所為。

Question 39

emulate

Answer 39

效仿，模仿；和…競爭，努力趕上
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
他們希望能夠效仿其他軟體公司的成功先例。

Question 40

complacent

Answer 40

自滿的，自鳴得意的
a complacent smile/attitude
自鳴得意的微笑／態度

Question 41

debilitate

Answer 41

使虛弱；削弱，使衰弱
Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him.
化療使他感到非常疲憊虛弱。

Question 42

occult

Answer 42

有魔力的，神秘的；玄妙的
She claims to have occult powers, given to her by some mysterious spirit.
她聲稱擁有某一神秘精靈賜予的神秘魔力。

Question 43

somber

Answer 43

嚴肅的；憂鬱的
a sombre atmosphere/voice/face
嚴肅的氣氛／聲音／臉

Question 44

impetuous

Answer 44

衝動的，魯莽的
He’s so impetuous - why can’t he think things over before he rushes into them?
他太衝動了——為甚麼他急著做事前不能仔細考慮一下呢？

Question 45

foment

Answer 45

挑起，激起，煽動（事端）
The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.
這首歌因可能挑起種族衝突被禁播了。

Question 46

slovenly

Answer 46

邋遢的，不整潔的
a slovenly appearance
邋遢的外表

Question 47

quarry

Answer 47

獵取的目標；獵物；追捕的對象
The dogs pursued their quarry into an empty warehouse.
那幾隻狗追逐著獵物進了一個空置的倉庫。

Question 48

discreet

Answer 48

審慎的，謹慎的，小心的
The family made discreet enquiries about his background.
那家人小心翼翼地打聽他的背景。

Question 49

glean

Answer 49

緩慢艱難地收集（資訊）
From what I was able to glean, the news isn’t good.
從我辛苦收集到的資訊來看，情況不妙。

Question 50

penitent

Answer 50

悔過的，懺悔的
“I’m sorry,” she said with a penitent smile.
「對不起，」她歉疚地笑著說。