D Flashcards
Daunt
v. to discourage; intimidate; dishearten
使氣餒,使畏縮
Daunting
adj. discouraging or disheartening
令人怯步的;使人氣餒的
Dauntless
adj. fearless
Dearth
n. scarcity
缺乏,不足
Debauchery
n. corruption
道德敗壞
Decorum
n. proper behavior
端莊,彬彬有禮;合宜
adj - decorous
Defame
v. to malign(誹謗); harm someone’s reputation
誹謗;破壞……的名譽
Default
v. to fail to act
不履行,拖欠
Defer to
v. to submit to the wishes of another due to respect or recognition of the person’s authority or knowledge
聽從
Deference
n. respect; regard for another’s wish
尊敬;遵從
Defunct
adj. no longer existing
死的;非現存的;已廢止的
Delineate
v. to represent or depict
描述
Demographic
adj. related to population balance
Demography
n. the study of human population
Demographer
n. one who studies human population
Demotic
adj. pertaining to people
大眾的;通俗的
Demur
v. to express doubt
猶豫;反對
Denigrate
v. to slur(玷汙) someone’s reputation
貶低,詆毀
Denizen
n. an inhabitant; a regular visitor
居住者;常去某處的人
Denouement
n. outcome; unraveling(解開) of the plot of a play or work of literature
(小說、戲劇等的)結局,收場
Deride
v. to mock
嘲笑;嘲弄
Derivative
n. something derived; unoriginal
派生物;衍生物
Derive
v. to obtain from another source
取得;衍生
Desiccate
v. to dry completely
乾燥;脫水
Desuetude
n. state of disuse
Desultory
adj. random; disconnected; rambling
雜亂的;不連貫的;散漫的
Deterrent
n. something that discourages or hinders
制止物﹐威懾物
Detraction
n. the act of taking away; derogatory(貶義的) comment on a person’s character
誹謗;貶抑