Lesson 37

Question 1

munificent (3)

Answer 1

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。

Question 2

murky

Answer 2

黑暗的；不清楚的；骯髒的
The river was brown and murky after the storm.
暴風雨過後，河水變成了褐色，渾濁不清。

Question 3

mussel

Answer 3

mussel

貽貝，淡菜，蚌

Question 4

mutilate

Answer 4

使殘缺不全；使傷殘
Her body had been mutilated beyond recognition.
她的屍體嚴重毀損，根本無法辨認。

Question 5

mutinous

Answer 5

mutinous

暴動的；反抗的；反叛的；難制服的

Question 6

myopic (3)

Answer 6

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。

Question 7

myriad

Answer 7

無數，極大數量
a myriad of choices
無數種選擇

Question 8

nab (3)

Answer 8

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。

Question 9

naiveté

Answer 9

輕信；幼稚
disapproving He demonstrated a worrying naivety about political issues.
他在政治問題上表現得很幼稚，真令人擔心。

Question 10

natal

Answer 10

（人或動物）出生的
her natal village/city/home
她的出生地/城市/家鄉

Question 11

nautical (2)

Answer 11

船舶的；航海的；船員的
nautical equipment
航海設備

Question 12

navel

Answer 12

navel

肚臍

Question 13

nebulous (3)

Answer 13

（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。

Question 14

necessitate

Answer 14

使成為必需；使成為必要
Reduction in government spending will necessitate further cuts in public services.
削減政府開支必定會使民眾服務進一步減少。

Question 15

necrology

Answer 15

necrology

（一段時間內）逝世者名單；訃告

Question 16

nefarious (3)

Answer 16

（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。

Question 17

negligence

Answer 17

疏忽，過失
medical negligence
醫療事故

Question 18

negligible (3)

Answer 18

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。

Question 19

neophyte

Answer 19

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

Question 20

nestling

Answer 20

nestling

（還不會飛的）雛鳥；未離巢的小鳥

Question 21

neutrality

Answer 21

（尤指戰時的）中立狀態
Sweden isn’t likely ever to abandon its traditional neutrality.
瑞典永遠不可能放棄其傳統的中立立場。

Question 22

niche

Answer 22

（尤指本人合意的）適合的工作（或職位）；稱心的工作
He has carved/made a niche for himself as a financial advisor.
他成為了財務顧問，為自己找到了合適的發展方向。

Question 23

nihilism

Answer 23

nihilism

虛無主義

Question 24

nip

Answer 24

快走；去一會兒
Can you nip out/round/down to the shop for me?
你能替我跑一趟商店嗎？

Question 25

nobble

Answer 25

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。

Question 26

nocturnal

Answer 26

夜間發生的；夜間活動的；夜間的
nocturnal wanderings
夜遊

Question 27

nomadic

Answer 27

nomadic

遊牧的；流浪的

Question 28

nominally

Answer 28

在名義上；表面地

Dad, nominally a Methodist, entered Churches only for weddings and funerals. 爸名義上是衛理教教徒，可只去教堂參加婚禮和葬禮。

Question 29

nonchalance (2)

Answer 29

nonchalance

漠不關心；冷靜

Question 30

nonchalant (2)

Answer 30

若無其事的；漠不關心的；毫不在乎的
a nonchalant manner/shrug
冷淡的態度／不屑的聳肩

Question 31

nonentity

Answer 31

沒有個性（或想法、影響）的人；無足輕重的人
She was once a political nonentity, but has since won a formidable reputation as a determined campaigner.
她一度在政界無足輕重，但後來因在競選中意志堅定而贏得盛譽。

Question 32

normative

Answer 32

normative

標準的，規範的

Question 33

nostrum

Answer 33

（未經證實、效果存疑的）靈丹妙藥，萬應藥，妙策
He refused to embrace any of the fashionable nostrums then current in development economics.
他拒絕接受當時發展經濟學中的任何所謂「妙策」。

Question 34

notation

Answer 34

（尤指數學中或用於表示音符的）符號系統；數學符號；音樂符號
musical/scientific notation
音樂／科學符號

Question 35

notoriety

Answer 35

臭名昭著，聲名狼藉
He achieved/gained notoriety for being difficult to work with as an actor.
他獲得了最難合作的演員的惡名。

Question 36

nourish

Answer 36

養育；滋養
Children need plenty of good fresh food to nourish them.
孩子們需要大量的新鮮食物來提供營養。

Question 37

nuance (2)

Answer 37

（外表、意義、聲音等的）細微差別
The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the woman’s expression.
畫家對這個女子面部表情的刻畫細緻入微。

Question 38

nudge

Answer 38

（尤指用肘部）輕推，輕觸
The children were giggling and nudging each other.
孩子們咯咯地笑著，互相推來推去。

Question 39

nuisance (2)

Answer 39

惱人的事物（或人）；麻煩的事物（或人）
I’ve forgotten my umbrella - what a nuisance!
我忘了帶傘——真討厭！

Question 40

nullify (3)

Answer 40

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。

Question 41

obdurate (2)

Answer 41

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。

Question 42

obfuscate

Answer 42

（尤指故意）使模糊，使糊塗，使困惑
She was criticized for using arguments that obfuscated the main issue.
她被批評故意使用混淆主要問題的論點。

Question 43

obituary

Answer 43

obituary

（尤指報紙上的）訃告，訃聞

Question 44

obligate

Answer 44

責成；強迫，迫使
The law obliges companies to pay decent wages to their employees.
法律強制公司向其僱員支付適當的工資。

Question 45

obliquely (3)

Answer 45

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。

Question 46

obliterate (3)

Answer 46

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。

Question 47

oblivion (2)

Answer 47

被遺忘，被忘卻；湮沒
He was another minor poet who was consigned to oblivion.
他又是一位湮沒無聞的小詩人。

Question 48

oblivious

Answer 48

（尤指對周圍發生的事情）毫不在意的，毫無知覺的，未察覺的
Absorbed in her work, she was totally oblivious of her surroundings.
她專心於工作，對周圍的一切毫無知覺。

Question 49

obnoxious

Answer 49

可憎的，令人討厭的；粗魯無禮的
Some of his colleagues say that he’s loud and obnoxious.
他的一些同事說他這個人又愛出風頭又惹人討厭。

Question 50

obscene

Answer 50

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。