T Flashcards
Tacit
adj. silently understood; implied
心照不宣的，默認的；不明言的，默示的
Taciturn
adj. habitually untalkative
沉默寡言的；不苟言笑的
Talisman
n. charm to bring good luck and avert(避開) misfortune
護身符
Tangential
adj. peripheral(外圍的); digressing(脫離主題的)
略為觸及的 ，膚淺的；離題的
Tautology
n. unnecessary repetition
同義反覆，贅述
Taxonomy
n. science of classification; in biology, the process of classifying organisms in categories
分類學；分類法
Tenet
n. belief; doctrine
信念；教義
Tenuous
adj. weak; insubstantial
薄弱的；無力的
Theocracy
n. government by priests representing a god
神權政治
Thespian
n. an actor or actress
演員
Timbre
n. the characteristic quality of sound produced by a particular instrument or voice; tone color
音色；音質
Tirade
n. long, violent speech; verbal assault
長篇的攻擊性演說；激烈的發言
Toady
n. flatterer; hanger-on; yes-man
諂媚者
Tome
n. book, usually large and academic
大型書本
Torpor
n. lethargy; dormancy(休眠狀態); sluggishness
（因懶散或睏倦而）不活躍
Torque
n. a turning or twisting force; the moment of a force; the measure of a force’s tendency to produce twisting or turning and rotation around an axis
轉矩；力矩；扭矩
Tortuous
adj. having many twists and turns; highly complex
迂迴曲折的；複雜的，令人費解的
Tout
v. to promote or praise energetically
兜售，推銷；讚揚，吹捧
Tractable
adj. obedient; yielding
馴良的
Transgression
n. act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
違反；違法，罪過
v - transgress
Transient
adj. temporary; short-lived; fleeting
短暫的；一時的；瞬間的
Translucent
adj. partially transparent
半透明的
Travail
n. work, especially arduous work; tribulation(苦難); anguish(苦惱)
艱苦勞動，辛勤工作；痛苦，艱難
v. to work strenuously(奮發地)
艱苦勞動；辛勤努力
Travesty
n. parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature(諷刺畫/文)
（對人或文學作品等的）滑稽模仿；拙劣的模仿；曲解
