黃冠文 p.140-158 Flashcards
stuff
completely fill a container
strife
=quarrel
humdrum
having no excitement
lust
sexual desire
curt
rude, short
brusque
quick and rude in manner
constitute
制定, 組織, 建立
manifest
showing sth. clearly, apparent
sanction
authorize
magnanimous
寬宏大量的
rowdy
(a)noisy, possibly violent (n)rough disorder person
storm
attack a place by entering suddenly in great numbers
hilarity
=cheerfulness
pandemonium
喧嘩吵鬧的情形
ignominious
可恥的
malign
=slander
revenant
亡魂
apocryphal
偽的
cryptic
mysterious and difficult to understand
beatific
expressing happiness, giving blessings
boon
benefit, blessing
deter
威嚇住, 使放棄
notion
=concept
ingratiate
迎合, 討好
elaborate
worked out with nicety of detail
colossal
=gigantic
amphibian
兩棲類動物
savor
(v)enjoy slowly (n)interest, pleasant smell/taste
soporific
sleepy
malicious
惡意的
aristocrat
貴族
demeanor
=behavior
deportment
=conduct(行為舉止)
promulgate
proclaim formally
be sworn in
make a formal promise to be honest
trauma
外傷, 傷口
correspondence
similarity, letters, action of writing letters
pamphlet
小冊子