C Flashcards
Cacophonous
adj. unpleasant- or harsh-sounding
發音不和諧的
Cacophony
n. a jarring(刺人耳目的), unpleasant noise
雜音
Cadge
v. to beg; sponge(討得)
乞討,行乞
Callous
adj. thick-skinned; insensitive
起老繭的;麻木不仁的
Calumny
n. false and malicious(惡意的) accusation; slander
誹謗
Canard
n. false, deliberately misleading story
謬傳(尤指惡意編選的)
Canon
n. an established principle; a basis or standard for judgement; a group of literary works
準則,標準;(某作家的)真作集
Canonical
adj. belonging to a group of literary works
Cant
n. insincere talk; language of a particular group
虛假言辭; 行話,隱語
Cantankerous
adj. irritable; ill-humored
脾氣壞且愛嘮叨的
Capricious
adj. fickle(易變的)
善變的
Caprice
n. an inclination to change one’s mind compulsively
多變;反覆無常
Captious
adj. faultfinding(愛挑剔的); intended to entrap, as in an argument
吹毛求疵的;撥弄是非的,強詞奪理的
Cardinal
adj. of foremost importance
重要的,主要的
Carnal
adj. of the flesh or body; related to physical appetites
肉體的;世俗的
Carp
v. to find fault; complain
吹毛求疵
Cartography
n. science of making maps
地圖製作
Caste
n. any of the hereditary social classes of Hindu society; social stratification
種姓;等級制度
Castigation
n. punishment; chastisement(懲戒); criticism
Cataclysm
n. a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change
劇烈變動
Catalyst
n. something causing change
刺激(或促進)因素
Categorical
adj. absolute; without exception
絕對的;至上的
Caucus
n. smaller group within an organization
核心小組
Causal
adj. involving a cause
原因的;因果的
Caustic
adj. sarcastically biting; burning
(語言)尖刻的;(物質)腐蝕性的
Celestial
adj. concerning the sky or heavens; sublime(出眾的)
天空的,天國的;精妙的
Centrifugal
adj. moving away from a center
離心的
Centripetal
adj. moving or directed toward a center
向心性的
Champion
v. to defend or support
擁護,支持
Chasten
v. to correct by punishment or reproof(指責); to restrain or subdue
(為了使人改正或變好而)懲罰;抑制,節制
Chicanery
n. trickery; fraud
欺騙;詭計
Chivalry
n. the qualities idealized by knighthood such as bravery and gallantry(殷勤) toward women
騎士精神
Churlish
adj. rude; boorish
Circuitous
adj. roundabout
迂曲的;繞行的
Clairvoyant
n. one who can predict the future; psychic
Clamor
n. noisy outcry
吵鬧聲,喧囂聲;噪聲
v. to cry out noisily
吵鬧,發喧囂聲
Clique
n. a small, exclusive group
Cloister
v. to confine(把…局限於); seclude(使隔離)
使與塵世隔絕
n. a monastery or convent(女修道院)
修道院
Cloistered
adj. shut away from the world
隱居的,與世隔絕的
Coagulate
v. thicken; congeal(凝固)
凝結;凝固
Coalesce
v. to cause to become one
聯合﹐合併
Coda
n. concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
完結部;結尾
Codify
v. to systematize
編纂
n - codification
adj - condified
Cognizant
adj. informed; conscious; aware
認知的
Collage
n. artistic composition of materials pasted over a surface; an assemblage of diverse elements
拼貼畫
Commensurate
adj. proportional
與…相當的;相稱的
Compendium
n. brief, comprehensive summary
概略;概要
Complacent
adj. self-satisfied
滿足的;自滿的
Complaisant
adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging(樂於助人的)
彬彬有禮的;殷勤的
Complement
n. something that completes or makes up a whole
補充物;配對物
Compliant
adj. yielding
順從的;應允的
Compunction
n. uneasiness caused by guilt
內疚;悔恨
Concave
adj. curving inward
凹面的
Conciliatory
adj. overcoming distrust or hostility
調和的;和解的
Concoct
v. to invent
捏造
Concomitant
adj. existing concurrently
相伴的;共存的
Condone
v. to overlook voluntarily; forgive
寬恕,原諒
Confound
v. to baffle(阻撓); perplex(使費解); mix up
使不知所措;使困惑或驚訝;使相混
Congenial
adj. similar in tastes and habits; friendly; suited to
Conjugal
adj. pertaining to marriage agreement
Connoisseur
n. a person possessing expert knowledge or training; a person of informed and discriminating(識別的) taste
行家;鑑賞家
Conscript
n. person compulsorily enrolled for military service
徵召入伍者
v. to enroll a person for military service
徵召入伍
n - conscription 徵兵;徵兵制度
Consecrate
v. to declare sacred
Contend
v. to assert
堅決主張,聲稱
Contention
n. an assertion
論點,主張
Contentious
adj. quarrelsome; causing quarrels
愛爭論的;引起爭論的
Contiguous
adj. touching; neighboring; connecting without a break
接觸的;鄰近的;連續的
Continence
n. self-control; abstention(戒絕) from sexual activity
自制;禁慾
Contrite
adj. very sorrowful for a wrong
悔罪的;痛悔的
Contumacious
adj. disobedient; rebellious
拒不服從的
Conundrum
n. riddle; puzzle with no solution
謎語;難題
Convention
n. practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device
習俗;傳統手法
Conventional
adj. customary or commonplace
Converge
v. to approach; come together; tend to meet
聚集;會合
Convex
adj. curved outward
凸面的
Convivial
adj. sociable
Convoluted
adj. twisted; complicated
Copious
adj. abundant; plentiful
Coquette
n. woman who flirts
Cornucopia
n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; state of abundance
角狀盛器;大量好東西
Cosmology
n. study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe
宇宙論
Cosmos
n. the physical universe regarded as a totality
Cosmic
adj. relating to the physical universe, especially as distinct from Earth, and suggesting infinite vastness
Covert
adj. hidden; secret
隱藏的;暗地的
Covetous
adj. desiring something owned by another
垂涎的
v - covet
Cozen
v. to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
Craven
adj. cowardly
怯懦的
Credence
n. acceptance of something as true
相信;信任
Credo
n. statement of belief or principle; creed
信條