Lesson 40 Flashcards
paternity
父親的身分
Increasingly, the unmarried father of a child in Europe registers his paternity at the baby’s birth.
歐洲有越來越多的未婚爸爸在嬰兒出生時登記自己的父親身分。
pathological
（行為）無法控制的，病態的，非理智的
I’ve got a pathological fear of heights.
我有懼高症。
pathology
pathology
病理學
pathos
（境況、文章、藝術品或人的）感染力
There’s a pathos in his performance which he never lets slide into sentimentality.
他的表演有一種感染力，而他從不讓這種感染力變成過分的感傷。
patrimony
繼承物，遺產（指社會從前人那裡繼承而來的有價值的物件、建築、思想等）
The Public Affairs Section (PAS) of the Embassy works in coordination with Peruvian institutions to protect and promote Peru’s cultural patrimony.
大使館公共事務部與一些秘魯的機構協同保護和推廣秘魯的文化遺產。
patriotism
愛國心；愛國精神；愛國主義
The statue symbolizes patriotism, progress and peace. 這尊雕像象徵著愛國、進步與和平。
patrol
（尤指士兵或員警）巡邏，巡查
The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibility of riots.
為防止發生騷亂，整個城鎮都有員警巡邏。
patronize
屈尊俯就地對待；對…擺出高人一等的姿態
Stop patronizing me - I understand the play as well as you do.
別對我擺出屈尊俯就的樣子——我對這齣戲的理解不比你差。
paucity (3)
缺乏
There is a paucity of information on the ingredients of many cosmetics.
許多化妝品沒有提供充足的產品成分資訊。
pauper
窮人，貧民；乞丐
Jefferson died a pauper. 傑弗遜死的時候很窮。
payroll
（公司員工的）在職人員工資表，工資名單
a payroll tax
薪水稅，工資稅
peck
啄
The birds learn to peck holes in the milk bottle tops.
鳥兒學習在牛奶瓶的蓋上啄洞。
peculate (2)
peculate
挪用；盜取
pedagogy
pedagogy
教學法，教育學
pedant (2)
pedant
書呆子，學究
pedantic (2)
迂腐的，學究式的，書呆子氣的
They were being unnecessarily pedantic by insisting that Berry himself, and not his wife, should have made the announcement.
他們太拘泥於形式，堅持要求由貝利本人而不是他妻子來宣佈，這實在沒有必要。
pedestal (2)
基座，底座
In the riot, the statues were toppled from their pedestals.
在暴亂中，雕像被人從底座上推了下來。
pedigree (3)
（人的）家譜，門第，世系；（某一想法或活動的）起源，由來
His voice and manner suggested an aristocratic pedigree.
他的發音和舉止顯示他出身貴族。
peeved
惱怒的，生氣的
He was peeved because we didn’t ask him what he thought about the idea.
因為我們沒有詢問他的意見，所以他很惱火。
peg out
停止運轉
The car finally pegged out about 20 miles from home.
那輛車最終在離家20英哩的地方熄火了。
pejorative
貶抑的，貶損的
Make sure students realize that “fat” is a pejorative word.
一定要讓學生明白 fat（肥胖）是貶損詞。
pellucid
透明的，清澈的；燦爛的
the pellucid light of a spring morning
春日清晨燦爛的陽光
penalize
使處於不利地位
The present tax system penalizes poor people.
現行稅收制度對窮人不利。
penance (2)
悔過，悔罪；補贖
As a penance, she said she would buy them all a box of chocolates.
為了表示歉意，她說她要給他們每個人都買一盒巧克力。
pendulous
懸垂的，下垂的
pendulous blossoms
下垂的花朵
pendulum (2)
擺，擺錘；（尤指）鐘擺
The pendulum in the grandfather clock swung back and forth.
落地鐘的鐘擺來回擺動。
penetrative
進入的；穿透的
a penetrative thrust/attack
一次深入的進攻
pension
養老金；退休金；撫恤金
US a government pension
政府養老金
pensive (2)
沉思的；憂戚的
She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone.
她變得孤僻憂鬱，幾乎不和任何人說話。
penumbra
（日食、月食等的）半影
In a lunar eclipse, the outer shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks a portion of the sun’s rays.
月食發生時，外側的暗影或稱半影是地球把部分太陽光擋住了的區域。
perambulate
1.走過；在……散步
2.巡行於；勘查
The guards have a routine work to perambulate the camp after dinner. 吃完晚飯之後，守衛們例行巡查營房。
perception
見解，觀念，看法
We have to change the public’s perception that money is being wasted.
大眾認為這是在浪費金錢，我們必須改變他們的這種看法。
perch in, on, etc. sth
坐在…（的邊緣）上；棲息於；停留於
We perched on bar stools and had a beer.
我們坐在酒吧高凳上，喝了一杯啤酒。
percolate
滲透，滲漏，滲入
Sea water percolates down through the rocks.
海水透過岩石滲漏下去。
percussion
打擊樂器，敲擊樂器
Drums, tambourines, and cymbals are all percussion instruments.
鼓、鈴鼓和銅鈸都是打擊樂器。
peregrination
長途旅行
our peregrination through life 我們漫長的人生旅程
perennial (2)
長期存在的；常年的；不斷發生的；反覆的
The film “White Christmas” is a perennial favourite.
《白色聖誕》是一部經久不衰、深受歡迎的影片。
perfidious (2)
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。
perforated
穿孔的；有孔的
The windows have been covered with perforated metal screens.
窗戶上罩著金屬網罩。
perfunctory
草率的；馬虎的；敷衍的
His smile was perfunctory.
他的笑容很敷衍。
perigee (2)
（月亮或人造衛星的）近地點
The moon will be at perigee, its closest to the earth, on the 8th of the month.
月球將在本月8日處於近地點，離地球最近。
perihelion
近日點
In January the Earth reaches perihelion.
一月份地球到達近日點。
peril
巨大的危險；危難，險境
I never felt that my life was in peril.
我從不覺得我的生命受到嚴重的威脅。
periodical
（尤指學術）期刊
She has written for several legal periodicals.
她為幾本法律期刊撰稿。
peripheral
次要的，附帶的
The book contains a great deal of peripheral detail.
書中有大量無關緊要的細節。
perishable
（食物）易腐爛的，易變質的
It’s important to store perishable food in a cool place.
一定要把易變壞的食物存放在陰涼的地方。
perish (2)
（尤指因意外或遇害）喪生，死亡；湮滅；毀滅
Three hundred people perished in the earthquake.
有300人在此次地震中喪生。
perk up
有所改善；有起色；變得更有趣
Prices perked up slightly before the close of trading.
股票價格在收市前稍微漲了一些。
permeable
可滲透的；可滲入的
Certain types of sandstone are permeable to water.
某些類型的砂岩可透水。
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。
