Lesson 3-4 Flashcards
innocuous
無害的
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.
有些蘑菇貌似無害，但實際上有毒。
insatiable
（尤指慾望或需求）無法滿足的，貪得無厭的
Like so many politicians, he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power.
和許多政客一樣，他對權力貪得無厭。
inscribe
題寫；刻，雕
The prize winners each receive a book with their names inscribed on the first page.
每名獲獎者都得到一本首頁題有他們簽名的書。
insolent
無禮的，侮慢的
an insolent child/young man
傲慢無禮的孩子／小夥子
insulate
使隔熱；使隔音；使絕緣
You can insulate a house against heat loss by having the windows double-glazed.
你可以給窗戶裝上雙層玻璃來防止熱量散失。
intangible
（感覺或性質）難以捉摸的，無法形容的，難以確定的
She has that intangible quality which you might call charisma.
她具有一種難以捉摸的特質，你或許會稱之為個人魅力。
intricate
錯綜複雜的；複雜精細的；難理解的；難解決的
The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair.
手錶的機械結構非常複雜精密，很難修理。
intrigue
（尤指因奇怪、不尋常或神秘而）使很感興趣，迷住
Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
縱觀歷史，人們一直被這樣一個問題吸引著：宇宙的其他地方是否也存在著有智力的生物？
intuitive
直覺的；憑直覺的
an intuitive approach/judgment
憑直覺的方法／判斷
inundate
使應接不暇
We have been inundated with requests for help.
求助申請多得讓我們應接不暇。
invoke
援引，借助（法律）
Police can invoke the law to regulate access to these places.
警方可以借助有關法律來約束人們進入這些地方。
irrevocable
不可改變的
an irrevocable decision
不可改變的決定
irrigate
灌溉
irrigated land/fields
經灌溉的土地/田野
jocular
有趣的；逗樂的
a jocular comment
詼諧的評論
judicious
明斷的；明智而審慎的
We should make judicious use of the resources available to us.
我們應當審慎使用現有的資源。
laconic
（語言）簡潔的，言簡意賅的
She had a laconic wit.
她說話言簡意賅。
languish
受苦，經歷苦難，受煎熬
After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.
她的早期小說在沈寂多年後最近被重新發掘出來。
lenient
（處罰或判決）寬容的，寬大的，從輕的
They believe that judges are too lenient with terrorist suspects.
他們認為法官對恐怖嫌疑分子過於寬容。
liberate
解放，使自由
They said they sent troops in to liberate the people/the country from a dictator.
他們稱他們向該國派出軍隊是要把那裡的人民／那個國家從獨裁者手中解放出來。
loquacious
loquacious
健談的，話多的
lucrative
（尤指生意、職位或活動）賺錢的，盈利的
The merger proved to be very lucrative for both companies.
事實證明，這次兼併使兩間公司都獲利豐厚。
luscious
香甜的，甘美的；汁液豐富的
luscious ripe figs
香甜的熟無花果
magnanimous
（對敵人或失敗者）寬宏大量的，大度的
The team’s manager was magnanimous in victory, and praised the losing team.
球隊主教練在勝利後展現風度，稱讚了落敗的對手。
mandate
授權；委任
At the forthcoming elections, the government will be seeking a fresh mandate from the people.
在即將舉行的選舉中，政府將向人民尋求新的支持。
mandatory
強制的；必須履行的；法定的
The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.
部長呼籲把襲警者須受的懲罰定為強制監禁。
manoeuvre
精巧動作
Reversing round a corner is one of the manoeuvres you are required to perform in a driving test.
駕照考試中的一個規定動作是倒車轉彎。
maverick
特立獨行的人，行為不合常規的人
a political maverick
持不同政見者
meagre
（數量）很少的，不足的
a meagre salary
微薄的薪水
meander
漫步，閒逛；徘徊
We spent the afternoon meandering around the streets of the old town.
我們那天下午都在舊城的街道上閒逛。
mendacious
虛假的，捏造的，不真實的
Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious.
這些陳述有些有誤導性，有些完全是捏造的。
misanthrope
厭世者；不願與人來往者
The French playwright Moliere had a famous play called The Misanthrope. 法國的劇作家莫里哀有個出名的劇本叫《厭世者》。
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。
moratorium
暫停，中止
a five-year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing
全球為期五年的核武器試驗中止期
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。
myopic
目光短淺的，缺乏深謀遠慮的
Their myopic refusal to act now will undoubtedly cause problems in the future.
他們目光短淺，不肯現在行動，一定會造成後患。
nab
搶奪，猛然抓住；抓獲，逮捕（罪犯）
Undercover police officers nabbed the men at the airport.
便衣員警在機場逮捕了那些人。
nebulous
（尤指想法）模糊不清的，含糊的
She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite.
她對自己將來要做甚麼有些模糊的想法，但都不確定。
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。
nullify
使（協議或決議）失去法律效力
The state death penalty law was nullified in 1977.
該州於1977年廢除了死刑。
obliquely
含糊其辭地
The article refers to the controversy only obliquely.
這篇文章只是含糊地提到了這一爭議。
obliterate
徹底毀掉，抹去，覆蓋（使不留痕跡）
The missile strike was devastating - the target was totally obliterated.
這次導彈襲擊是毀滅性的——目標蕩然無存。
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。
obsolete
廢棄的；過時的；淘汰的；老化的
Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
電燈發明以後煤氣燈就被淘汰了。
obviate
排除，消除；使無必要
A peaceful solution would obviate the need to send a UN military force.
如果能和平解決就沒有必要派遣聯合國維和部隊了。
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。
