Lesson 44 Flashcards
promiscuity
promiscuity
亂交，濫交，淫亂
promptly (2)
迅速地，立即地；依照預定時間地
We’ll have to leave fairly promptly (= on time) if we want to catch that train.
如果我們要趕那班火車，就得準時出發。
promulgate (4)
頒布，公佈（尤指新法律）
The new law was finally promulgated in the autumn of last year.
新法律最終於去年秋天頒布。
be prone to sth/do sth
易於遭受（疾病）的；有（消極）傾向的
I’ve always been prone to headaches.
我總是容易頭痛。
propagate (2)
（使）（植物）繁殖
Most house plants can be propagated from stem cuttings.
大多數室內植物都能由切下來的莖繁殖。
propel
推進，推動
a rocket propelled through space
在推力作用下穿越外太空的火箭
propensity (4)
（尤指不良的）傾向，嗜好，癖好
[ + to infinitive ] She’s inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
她從她父親那裡遺傳了話多的毛病。
prophet
預言家，先知
an Old Testament prophet
《聖經•舊約》中的先知
propitiate (2)
使息怒；勸解；撫慰
In those days people might sacrifice a goat or sheep to propitiate an angry god.
在那個時候，人們可能會祭獻一隻山羊或綿羊以祈求發怒的神明息怒。
propitious (3)
吉祥的，吉利的
With the economy in recession, it was not a propitious time to start a company.
經濟正處於蕭條時期，這可不是開公司的好時候。
proportion (2)
部分；份額
Children make up a large proportion of the world’s population.
孩童佔世界人口的很大一部分。
proposition
（通常指商業上的）提議，建議
He wrote to me last week regarding a business proposition he thought might interest me.
他上週寫信給我，提出一項他認為我會感興趣的提案。
proprietary
所有（人）的，業主的
I just assumed he owned the place - he had a proprietary air about him.
我理所當然以為這個地方是他的——他有一副主人的架勢。
proprietor
所有人；業主；老闆
a hotel/newspaper proprietor
旅館／報業老闆
propriety (2)
（行為）端正，得體，合宜
The director insisted that there was no question as to the propriety of how the funds were raised.
經理堅持說集資方式是完全正當的。
propulsion
推進；推動力
wind propulsion
風力推進
prosaic (3)
乏味的；平淡無奇的；缺乏想像力的
If only she’d been called Camilla or Flavia instead of the prosaic Jane.
要是她叫「卡蜜拉」或「弗拉維亞」而不是叫「珍」這個平常的名字該多好。
proscribe (4)
（政府或其他權力機構）禁止
Torture and summary execution of political prisoners are proscribed by international law.
國際法禁止對政治犯嚴刑逼供或草率處理。
prosecute (4)
起訴；檢舉
Shoplifters will be prosecuted.
商店扒手將遭到起訴。
proselytize
使改變（宗教、政治信仰或生活方式）
He was also remarkable for the proselytizing zeal with which he wrote his political pamphlets.
他也非常熱衷於改變他人的信仰，憑著這種熱情他寫了許多政治小冊子。
prosodic
詩體學的；韻律學的；作詩法的
the prosodic structure of the poem
這首詩的韻律結構
prospect
（發生好事情的）可能，可能性，機會
Is there any prospect of the weather improving?
天氣有可能好轉嗎？
protégé (3)
受提攜的後進；門徒，門生
The young composer regarded himself as Berg’s protégé.
這位年輕的作曲家認為自己是伯格的門徒。
protracted
持久的；延長的；拖延的
protracted negotiations
持久的談判
protrude
伸出，突出，鼓出
A rotting branch protruded from the swamp like a ghostly arm.
一根腐爛的樹枝像鬼的手臂一樣從沼澤裡伸出來。
provenance
起源；出處
jewels of uncertain provenance
來歷不明的珠寶
provided (that) (2)
如果；只要
He’s welcome to come along, provided that he behaves himself.
他只要守規矩就歡迎他來。
provincialism
provincialism
地方風格；方言
provocation
激怒；挑釁；挑釁的話
He’d fly into a rage at the slightest provocation.
哪怕是稍稍惹他一下他都會勃然大怒。
provocative
引發思考的，啟發性的
The programme will take a detailed and provocative look at the problem of homelessness.
這個節目將以啟發性的視角詳細審視無家可歸這個問題。
provoke (2)
激起，引起（尤指負面反應）
The prospect of increased prices has already provoked an outcry.
物價上漲的預測已經引發了強烈抗議。
prowl
（打獵等時）悄悄來回游走（於），潛行，逡巡
There have been reports of a masked man prowling in the neighbourhood.
有人報告說有一個蒙面人在附近出沒。
proximity (3)
接近，鄰近；臨近
The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.
這棟房子地理位置最好的就是鄰近市中心。
prudence
審慎，慎重
Taylor has too much prudence to gamble. 泰勒為人謹慎小心，不會去投機冒險。
prudent
謹慎的，慎重的；精明的
[ + to infinitive ] It’s always prudent to read a contract carefully before signing it.
簽合約前先好好看一下，這樣做永遠都是明智的。
pry
探聽，打聽（隱私）
As a reporter, I was paid to pry into other people’s lives.
作為一個記者，我拿取報酬去窺探他人的生活。
psychosis
精神病，精神變態
She fell into a drug-induced psychosis.
她因吸毒而患上了精神病。
publicity
宣傳活動；宣傳，推廣；關注
He attracted a lot of adverse/bad publicity with his speech about unmarried mothers.
他針對未婚媽媽所作的演講招致了公眾的不少抨擊。
puffy (3)
（眼睛）腫脹的，腫大的
His eyes were still puffy with sleep.
他的眼睛因為睡覺所以還是腫腫的。
pugnacious (2)
愛爭吵的；愛爭鬥的，好鬥的
I found him pugnacious and arrogant.
我發現他咄咄逼人，傲慢無禮。
pugnacity
pugnacity
好鬥；好戰
pull off
（車輛）開動
The car pulled off and sped up the road.
車開動了，在公路上加快了速度。
pulverize
把（某物）壓（或磨）成粉
pulverized coal/bones
煤粉／骨粉
pummel
（尤指用雙拳）接連地捶打
The boxer had pummelled his opponent into submission by the end of the fourth round.
第四回合比賽快要結束時那位拳擊手連續擊打對手使其認輸。
punctilious
一絲不苟的；循規蹈矩的
He was always punctilious in his manners.
他的舉止總是循規蹈矩。
punctual
準時的，守時的
a punctual start to the meeting
準時開會
pungency (2)
刺激
the pungency of his remarks 他的話語之尖銳
pungent
（氣味）刺鼻的；（味道）強烈的
the pungent whiff of a goat
山羊發出的刺鼻膻味
puny
小的；弱的；微不足道的；無效的
a puny little man
瘦小的男人
purge (5)
清除，肅清（反對者）
Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists.
政黨領袖已採取行動清除黨內的極端分子。
