E Flashcards
Ebullient
adj. exhilarated(興高采烈的); enthusiastic
興高采烈的
Eclectic
adj. selecting from various sources
Effervescence
n. state of high spirits or liveliness; the process of bubbling as gas escapes
歡騰；冒泡
adj - effervescent
Effete
adj. depleted of vitality(活力); overrefined; decadent(墮落的)
衰弱的；無能力的
Efficacy
n. efficiency; effectiveness
效力，功效
adj - efficacious
Effrontery
n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness(冒昧)
厚顏無恥；放肆
Egoism
n. the tendency to see things in relation to oneself; self-centeredness
自我本位
Egotistical
adj. excessively self-centered; conceited(自負的)
自大的; 自負的
Elegy
n. poem or song expressing lamentation(悲痛)
哀歌，挽歌
Elicit
v. to provoke; draw out
引出；誘出
Elixir
n. a substance believed to have the power to cure ills
靈丹
Elysian
adj. blissful; delightful
極樂的；快樂的
Emaciated
adj. thin and wasted
消瘦的；憔悴的
Embellish
v. to adorn(裝飾); decorate; enhance; make more attractive by adding details
美化；裝飾
Emollient
adj. soothing; mollifying(使緩和的)
使柔軟的
n. an agent that soothes or makes more acceptable
軟化劑；潤膚劑
Empirical
adj. derived from observation or experiment
以經驗（或觀察）為依據的
Empiricism
n. the view that experience is the only source of knowledge; the employments of empirical methods, as in science
經驗主義；觀察實驗法
Emulate
v. to imitate; copy
效仿﹐模仿
Encomium
n. a formal expression of praise
讚頌；頌詞
Endemic
adj. inherent; belonging to an area
（疾病等）地方性的
Enervate
v. to weaken
使失去活力；使衰弱
Engender
v. to cause; produce
使產生；引起
Enhance
v. to increase; imporve
Entomology
n. the scientific study of insects
昆蟲學
Enunciate
v. to pronounce clearly
清晰地發（音）
Ephemeral
adj. short-lived; fleeting(轉瞬間的)
短暫的
Epistemology
n. branch of philosophy that examines the nature of knowledge
認識論
Equable
adj. steady; unvarying; serene(安詳的)
穩定的；平和的；寧靜的
Equitable
adj. fair; just; impartial
公平的；公正的
Equanimity
n. composure(鎮靜); calmness
平靜；鎮定
Equivocate
v. to intentionally use vague language
含糊其辭
n - equivocation
Errant
adj. mistaken; straying from the proper course
Erudite
adj. learned; scholarly
博學的
n - erudition
Esoteric
adj. hard to understand; known only to a few
祕傳的，難理解的
Essay
v. to make an attempt; subject to a test
作嘗試；試圖
Estimable
adj. admirable; possible to estimate
值得尊敬的；可估價的
Ethnocentric
adj. based on the attitude that one’s group is superior
種族優越感的
n - ethnocentrism
Etiology
n. causes or origins
窮本溯源；病原
Etymology
n. origin and history of a word
詞源
Eugenics
n. study of factors that influence the hereditary qualities of the human race and ways to improve these qualities
優生學
Eulogy
n. high praise, especially of a person who has recently died
頌詞；悼詞
Euphemism
n. use of agreeable or inoffensive language in place of unpleasant or offensive language
婉轉說法
Euphoria
n. a feeling of extreme happiness
狂喜
Euthanasia
n. mercy killing
安樂死
Evince
v. to show plainly; be an indication of
表明；顯示出
Evocative
adj. tending to call to mind or produce a reaction
喚起…的；引起…的
n - evocation
v - evoke
Exacerbate
v. to aggravate(使惡化); make worse
使惡化；使加重
Exact
v. to force the payment of; demand and obtain by authority
強要；勒索
Exacting
adj. extremely demanding
嚴格的
Exculpate
v. to clear of blame; vindicate(為…辯白)
開脫；使無罪
Execrable
adj. detestable(可憎的); abhorrent(可恨的)
惡劣的
Exhort
v. to urge by strong appeals
規勸；懇請；激勵
Exigency
n. crisis; urgent requirements
應急情況
Existential
adj. having to do with existence; based on experience; having to do with the philosophy of existentialism
（有關）存在的
Exorcise
v. to expel evil spirits; free from bad influences
（以祈禱或符咒）驅除（惡魔）
Expatiate
v. to speak or write at length
細說；詳述
Expatriate
v. to send into exile 流放 n. a person living outside his or her own land 移居國外者 adj - expatriate
Expiate
v. to atone(彌補) for
贖（罪）；補償
n - expiation
Explicate
v. to explain; interpret; clarify
解釋；辯明
n - explication
Expository
adj. explanatory
說明的；評註的
Extant
adj. in existence; not lost
（書籍、文件、畫等）現存的；尚存的
Extemporaneous
adj. unrehearsed
即席的
Extirpate
v. to root up; to destroy
滅絕；破除
Extraneous
adj. not essential
外部的；無直接關係的
Extrapolation
n. the act of estimation by projecting known information
推斷
v - extrapolate
Extrinsic
adj. not inherent or essential
外在的；非固有的；非本質的
