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
Diaphanous
adj. transparent; fine-textured; insubstantial(虛幻的); vague
透明的；（布料）極薄的；模糊的
Diatribe
n. bitter verbal attack
惡罵；抨擊
Dichotomy
n. division into two usually contradictory parts
一分為二；二分法
Diffidence
n. shyness; lack of confidence
羞怯；缺乏自信，懦怯
Diffuse
v. to spread out
散布
adj. wordy; rambling; spread out
堆砌詞藻的，囉嗦的
Digression
n. act of straying(偏離) from the main part
離題；脫軌
Dirge
n. funeral hymn(讚歌)
送葬曲，輓歌
Disabuse
v. to free from a misconception
使省悟；糾正
Discerning
adj. perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgment
有識別力的；眼光敏銳的
Discern
v. to perceive(領悟) something obscure
領悟；辨明
Discomfit
v. to make uneasy; disconcert(使困窘)
使窘迫，使尷尬
Discordant
adj. not in tune
不一致的；不和睦的
Discredit
v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
使丟臉；使不足信
Discrepancy
n. difference between
不一致之處
Discrete
adj. constituting a separate thing; distinct
分離的；互不相關的
Discretion
n. quality of showing self-restraint in speech or actions; circumspection(謹慎); freedom to act on one’s own
謹慎，考慮周到；斟酌（或行動）的自由
Disingenuous
adj. not candid(公正的); crafty( 狡猾的)
不誠實的；虛偽的
Disinterested
adj. unprejudiced; objective
無私的；公正的
Disjointed
adj. lacking order or coherence; dislocated(脫臼的)
無條理的；脫臼的
Dismiss
v. to put away from consideration; reject
去除，不考慮；駁回
Disparage
v. to belittle
貶低；輕視
Disparate
adj. dissimilar
不同的；異類的
Disparity
n. the condition of being unequal or unlike
不平等；差異
Dissemble
v. to pretend; disguise one’s motives
假裝；掩飾
Disseminate
v. to spread; scatter; disperse
散播；宣傳
Dissident
n. person who disagrees about beliefs, etc.
不贊成者
Dissolution
n. disintegration(瓦解); debauchery
正式解除；衰敗
Dissonance
n. discord(不和); lack of harmony
不和諧聲；不一致
Distend
v. to expand; swell out
膨脹；擴張
Distill
v. extract the essential elements
提煉
Distrait
adj. inattentive; preoccupied
心不在焉的；心神恍惚的
Diverge
v. to vary; go in different directions from the same point
偏離；分叉
n - divergence
Divest
v. to strip; deprive; rid
剝除；剝奪；脫去
Divulge
v. to make known something that is secret
洩露；暴露
Doctrinaire
adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic(固執己見的); unyielding
Document
v. to provide with written evidence to support
用文件證明
Doggerel
n. poor verse
打油詩；拙劣的詩
Dogmatic
adj. stating opinions without proof
自以為是的；固執己見的；武斷的
Dogma
n. a belief asserted on authority without evidence
信條
Dormant
adj. inactive
暫停活動的；休眠的
Dross
n. waste; worthless matter; trivial(瑣細的) matter
渣滓；廢物
Dupe
v. to deceive; trick
欺詐，愚弄
