Unit 5

Question 1

aghast

Answer 1

駭然 filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror

Question 2

ample

Answer 2

充足 more than enough, large, spacious

Question 3

apparition

Answer 3

幻影 a ghost or ghostly figure; and unexplained or unusual appearance

Question 4

assert

Answer 4

斷言 to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully

Question 5

cower

Answer 5

退縮 to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame

Question 6

disdain

Answer 6

鄙視 to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; a feeling of contempt

Question 7

epitaph

Answer 7

墓誌銘 a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone

Question 8

ethical

Answer 8

合乎道德的 having to do with morals, values right and wrong; in accordance with standards or right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase

Question 9

facetious

Answer 9

滑稽的 humorous, not meant seriously

Question 10

inaudible

Answer 10

無聲 not able to be heard

Question 11

indiscriminate

Answer 11

濫 without restraint or control; unselective

Question 12

intrigue

Answer 12

詭計 crafty dealing, underhanded plotting; to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity

Question 13

jurisdiction

Answer 13

管轄權 an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice

Question 14

plausible

Answer 14

合理的 appearing true, reasonable, or fair

Question 15

plebeian

Answer 15

平民 common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class; a common person, member of the lower class

Question 16

prodigal

Answer 16

敗家子 wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; one who is wasteful and self-indulgent

Question 17

proximity

Answer 17

接近 nearness, closeness

Question 18

pulverize

Answer 18

粉碎 to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome

Question 19

sequel

Answer 19

續集 that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier

Question 20

volatile

Answer 20

揮發物 highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state