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