Lesson 40

Question 1

paternity

Answer 1

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。

Question 2

pathological

Answer 2

（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。

Question 3

pathology

Answer 3

pathology

病理學

Question 4

pathos

Answer 4

（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。

Question 5

patrimony

Answer 5

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。

Question 6

patriotism

Answer 6

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。

Question 7

patrol

Answer 7

（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。

Question 8

patronize

Answer 8

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。

Question 9

paucity (3)

Answer 9

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。

Question 10

pauper

Answer 10

窮人，貧民；乞丐

Jefferson died a pauper. 傑弗遜死的時候很窮。

Question 11

payroll

Answer 11

（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

Question 12

peck

Answer 12

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。

Question 13

peculate (2)

Answer 13

peculate

挪用；盜取

Question 14

pedagogy

Answer 14

pedagogy

教學法，教育學

Question 15

pedant (2)

Answer 15

pedant

書呆子，學究

Question 16

pedantic (2)

Answer 16

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。

Question 17

pedestal (2)

Answer 17

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。

Question 18

pedigree (3)

Answer 18

（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。

Question 19

peeved

Answer 19

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。

Question 20

peg out

Answer 20

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。

Question 21

pejorative

Answer 21

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。

Question 22

pellucid

Answer 22

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

Question 23

penalize

Answer 23

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。

Question 24

penance (2)

Answer 24

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。

Question 25

pendulous

Answer 25

懸垂的，下垂的
pendulous blossoms
下垂的花朵

Question 26

pendulum (2)

Answer 26

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。

Question 27

penetrative

Answer 27

進入的；穿透的
a penetrative thrust/attack
一次深入的進攻

Question 28

pension

Answer 28

養老金；退休金；撫恤金
US a government pension
政府養老金

Question 29

pensive (2)

Answer 29

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。

Question 30

penumbra

Answer 30

（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。

Question 31

perambulate

Answer 31

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。

Question 32

perception

Answer 32

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。

Question 33

perch in, on, etc. sth

Answer 33

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。

Question 34

percolate

Answer 34

滲透，滲漏，滲入
Sea water percolates down through the rocks.
海水透過岩石滲漏下去。

Question 35

percussion

Answer 35

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。

Question 36

peregrination

Answer 36

長途旅行

our peregrination through life 我們漫長的人生旅程

Question 37

perennial (2)

Answer 37

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。

Question 38

perfidious (2)

Answer 38

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。

Question 39

perforated

Answer 39

穿孔的；有孔的
The windows have been covered with perforated metal screens.
窗戶上罩著金屬網罩。

Question 40

perfunctory

Answer 40

草率的；馬虎的；敷衍的
His smile was perfunctory.
他的笑容很敷衍。

Question 41

perigee (2)

Answer 41

（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。

Question 42

perihelion

Answer 42

近日點
In January the Earth reaches perihelion.
一月份地球到達近日點。

Question 43

peril

Answer 43

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。

Question 44

periodical

Answer 44

（尤指學術）期刊
She has written for several legal periodicals.
她為幾本法律期刊撰稿。

Question 45

peripheral

Answer 45

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。

Question 46

perishable

Answer 46

（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。

Question 47

perish (2)

Answer 47

（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。

Question 48

perk up

Answer 48

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。

Question 49

permeable

Answer 49

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。

Question 50

pernicious

Answer 50

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。