TC - The Princeton Review 61 - 80

Question 1

proliferation

Answer 1

n. 增殖，扩散；分芽繁殖

Question 2

conduit

Answer 2

a pipe or passage through which water, gas, a set of electric wires etc passes technical
〔水、气、电线等的〕管道，导管
a connection between two things that allows people to pass ideas, news, money, weapons, drugs etc from one place to another formal
〔传递想法、新闻、金钱、武器、毒品等的〕渠道，通道

Question 3

inveterate

Answer 3

adj. 根深的；积习的；成癖的
nveterate fondness/distrust/hatred etc
an attitude or feeling that you have had for a long time and cannot change
根深蒂固的喜爱/怀疑/仇恨等

Question 4

plaintive

Answer 4

adj. 哀伤的；悲哀的

Question 5

oblique

Answer 5

不光明正大的;间接的，不直截了当的 indirect

Question 6

dulcet

Answer 6

adj. 美妙的；悦耳的；怡人的

Question 7

artless

Answer 7

adj. 天真的；朴实的；无虚饰的
made or done without any skill
拙劣的
例：
an artless copy of European art
对欧洲艺术的拙劣模仿

Question 8

comely

Answer 8

adj. 清秀的，标致的

Question 9

inscrutable

Answer 9

adj. 神秘的；不可理解的；不能预测的；不可思议的

Question 10

facile

Answer 10

adj. （言语或理论）轻率的，未经深思熟虑的;〔话语、论点等〕肤浅的，信口开河的
adj. 温和的；灵巧的；易做到的
〔成就或成功〕来得容易的
例：
a facile victory
轻易取得的胜利