Extra 3 Flashcards
metamorphosis
徹底的變化
Under the new editor, the magazine has undergone a metamorphosis.
在新主編的領導下，這本雜誌徹底改頭換面了。
miscellany
混合物，大雜燴
The museum houses a fascinating miscellany of nautical treasures.
這家博物館收藏了一批令人著迷的各式航海珍寶。
miscreant
惡棍，無賴；歹徒
We need to discourage miscreants.
我們需要懲戒無賴之徒。
mitigate
使緩和；減輕（危害等）
It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
人們還不清楚如何減低旅遊業對這個島嶼的影響。
mollify
使平靜；撫慰
I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
我試圖送花來撫慰她。
monotonously
單調地；無變化地
All the buildings here look monotonously alike. 這兒所有的樓房看上去都是千篇一律。
morose
陰鬱的；脾氣不好的；孤僻的
a morose expression
陰鬱的表情
muddle through
胡亂應付過去
Sorry, but I can’t help you - you’ll just have to muddle through on your own.
恐怕我幫不到你——你必須自己設法應付。
mundane
世俗的；單調的；平凡的
Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.
她對付帳單、購買食物等瑣事不感興趣。
munificent
慷慨的，大方的
A former student has donated a munificent sum of money to the college.
一位校友向這所大學捐贈了一大筆錢。
myriad
無數，極大數量
a myriad of choices
無數種選擇
nefarious
（尤指活動）邪惡的，不道德的
The company’s CEO seems to have been involved in some nefarious practices/activities.
公司主管看來曾牽涉一些罪惡勾當。
negligible
微不足道的，可忽略的，不重要的
The difference between the two products is negligible.
兩種產品之間的差異微乎其微。
neophyte
1.新信徒；新入修道院者
Every once in a while, this church holds a ceremony to welcome its neophytes. 每隔一陣子，這家教會就會舉行儀式來歡迎新入教者。
2.生手
nobble
說服；（尤指）收買，騙取
The jury who convicted him were suspected of being nobbled.
判他有罪的陪審團懷疑為被人收買。
nocturnal
夜間發生的；夜間活動的；夜間的
nocturnal wanderings
夜遊
nomadic
nomadic
遊牧的；流浪的
obdurate
頑固的；執拗的
The president remains obdurate on immigration.
總統在移民問題上依然固執己見。
obscene
猥褻的；淫穢的；下流的；粗俗的
In the raid, police found several boxes of obscene DVDs.
警方在這次突擊搜查中發現了幾箱淫穢光碟。
obscure
無名的；鮮為人知的；默默無聞的
an obscure island in the Pacific
太平洋中的無名小島
obsequious
巴結的，諂媚的；卑躬屈膝的
She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.
她差不多對任何當權者都卑躬屈膝，真令人難堪。
obstinate
頑固的，固執的；倔強的
He can be very obstinate at times.
他有的時候會非常固執。
odorous
臭的，難聞的
The chlorine dioxide neutralizes the odorous sulphur compounds.
二氧化氯可以中和這種難聞的硫化合物。
officious
愛指手畫腳的，愛發號施令的；自以為是的
He’s an officious little man and widely disliked in the company.
他是個自以為是的小個子男人，在公司裡大家都不喜歡他。
ominous
惡兆的，不祥的，不吉利的
There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed.
當我詢問我會否獲得續約時，回答我的是不祥的沉默。
omniscience
全知
the omniscience of God 上帝的全知
onerous
繁重的；麻煩的；艱巨的
the onerous task of finding a peaceful solution
尋找和平解決方案的艱巨任務
opprobrious
抨擊的，譴責的
We denied the opprobrious charges published against us.
我們否認那些針對我們發表的令人不齒的指控。
opulent
奢華的，豪華的，奢侈的
an opulent lifestyle
奢侈的生活方式
orthodox
（信仰、觀點或活動）正統的，傳統的，普遍接受的
orthodox treatment/methods
傳統的療法／方法
ostentatious
鋪張的，擺闊的；炫耀的，賣弄的；招搖的
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
他們批評領導們鋪張的生活方式。
pacify
使平靜，平息；安撫
He pacified his crying child with a bottle.
他用奶瓶來哄自己哭鬧的孩子。
painstaking
認真仔細的，精心的，費盡心思的
It took months of painstaking research to write the book.
這本書是經過好幾個月的苦心研究才寫出來的。
panacea
（能解決一切問題的）萬能之計，靈丹妙藥
Technology is not a panacea for all our problems.
科技並非靈丹妙藥，不能解決我們的一切問題。
panorama
全景
From the hotel roof you can enjoy a panorama of the whole city.
從飯店樓頂上你可以欣賞到城市的全景。
parable
寓言[C]
Jesus taught in parables. 耶穌以寓言傳教。
parsimonious
吝嗇小氣的，過度節儉的
She’s too parsimonious to heat the house properly.
她太節儉了，連給房子供足暖氣都捨不得。
perfidious
背信棄義的；不忠貞的
She described the new criminal bill as a perfidious attack on democracy.
她稱新的刑法法案是對民主的肆意踐踏。
pernicious
極其有害的；惡性的；惡劣的
The cuts in government funding have had a pernicious effect on local health services.
政府經費的縮減對地方醫衛服務產生了極為惡劣的影響。
persevere
鍥而不捨，堅持不懈
It looks as if the policy will be a success, providing that the government perseveres and does not give in to its critics.
看來如果政府鍥而不捨，不向批評家屈服，這項政策就有可能成功。
persiflage
persiflage
插科打諢，說笑
perspicacious
聰穎的；敏銳的；有洞察力的
His perspicacious grandfather had bought the land as an investment, guessing that there might be gold underground.
他睿智的祖父投資買下了這塊地，認為地下可能有黃金。
perspicuous
易懂的，明白的
This theory provides a simpler and more perspicuous explanation than its rival.
相對其競爭對手，這個理論提供了一個更簡單、更清晰的解釋。
petulant
任性的，脾氣壞的
The expression around her mouth was petulant. 她的嘴角露出一種任性的表情。
phlegmatic
冷靜的，沉著的，鎮定的
As a football player, his great asset was his calm, phlegmatic manner.
作為一名足球運動員，他最大的優點是他在場上沉著冷靜的風度。
placate
平息，安撫
Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.
許諾今後進行改善無法安撫憤怒的少數民族團體。
placid
寧靜的；平和的
a slow-moving and placid river
平緩寧靜的河流
plaintive
傷感的
the plaintive sound of the bagpipes
悲涼的風笛聲
plethora
過多，過剩
There’s a plethora of books about the royal family.
有關皇室的書非常多。
predicament
尷尬的處境，窘境，困境
She is hoping to get a loan from her bank to help her out of her financial predicament.
她希望能從銀行得到一筆貸款以擺脫經濟困境。
