15 Flashcards
venial
(錯誤行為)輕微的,可以原諒的
a venial sin/error
可恕的小罪/小錯誤
genre
(尤指藝術的)風格,類型,體裁
What genre does the book fall into - comedy or tragedy?
這本書屬於甚麽體裁——喜劇還是悲劇?
unsavory
令人討厭的;不道德的
unsavoury sexual practices
不道德的性行爲
candid
(尤指對棘手或令人痛苦之事)率直的,坦誠的,直言不諱的
The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis.
兩位總統就當前的危機進行了坦率的交談。
grotesque
怪誕的,荒謬的;奇形怪狀的;醜陋的
By now she’d had so much cosmetic surgery that she looked quite grotesque.
她現在因為作了太多的整容手術,看上去讓人覺得怪異可怖。
compassion
同情,憐憫,惻隱之心
I was hoping she might show a little compassion.
我當時想她或許會表現出一點點同情心。
the epitome of sth
典型;典範
Even now in her sixties, she is the epitome of French elegance.
即使現在已經年屆花甲,她仍堪稱法國人優雅風度的典範。
repugnant
令人厭惡的;令人反感的
a repugnant smell
令人作嘔的氣味
dexterity
純熟,嫻熟;靈巧,敏捷
He caught the ball with great dexterity.
他非常靈巧地接住了球。
the acme
頂峰,頂點
To act on this world-famous stage is surely the acme of any actor’s career.
毋庸置疑,一個演員能在這個舉世聞名的舞臺上演出,就是登上了事業的巔峰。
depict
描繪,描述,描寫
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
她的畫反映了上個世紀普通人的生活。
naive
輕信的;天真的;幼稚的
She was very naive to believe that he’d stay with her.
她居然天真地相信他會和她在一起。
copious
大量的,豐富的;過量的
They drank copious amounts of wine.
他們喝了好多酒。
vehemently
激烈地;強烈地;猛烈地
The president has vehemently denied having an extra-marital affair.
總統極力否認自己有婚外情。
ingratiate yourself
討好,奉承
He’s always trying to ingratiate himself with his boss.
他總是設法討好老闆。
covet
覬覦,垂涎(尤指他人之物);貪求,渴望
She always coveted power but never quite achieved it.
她一直貪求權力,但從未得逞。
penury
赤貧
perfidious
背信棄義的;不忠貞的
She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy.
她稱新的刑法法案是對民主的肆意踐踏。
ignominious
(尤指事件或行為)恥辱的,丟臉的
an ignominious defeat/failure/retreat
聲譽掃地的落敗/可恥的失敗/恥辱的撤退
servile
卑躬的;諂媚的
As a waiter you want to be pleasant to people without appearing totally servile.
作爲服務員,你應該對人友善,但不要表現出完全卑躬屈膝的樣子。