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Question 1

commoner(n)

Answer 1

in the UK, a person who is not born into a position of high social rank
（英國社會中的）平民

It is now accepted that a member of the royal family can marry a commoner.
皇室成員和平民通婚現在已經被接受了。

Question 2

dubious(adj)

Answer 2

thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted
半信半疑的，可疑的；不確定的；不可信的

He has been associated with some dubious characters.
他曾經與一些可疑人物有交往。

Ruth Ellis has the dubious(= bad) distinction of being the last woman to be hanged in Britain.
露絲‧艾理斯背負著英國最後一個被絞死的女人這樣一個惡名。

Question 3

thereof(adv)

Answer 3

of or about the thing just mentioned
在其中

Please refer to the Regulations and in particular Articles 99 and 100 thereof.
請參看條例，特別是其中的第99條和第100條。

Question 4

lengthy(adj)

Answer 4

continuing for a long time
漫長的，冗長的

a lengthy discussion/process
漫長的討論／過程

Question 5

sprout up

(phrasal verb)

Answer 5

If a large number of things sprout (up), they suddenly appear or begin to exist.
湧現；突然出現

New factories have sprouted up everywhere.
新工廠如雨後春筍般地四處湧現。