13 Flashcards
heresy
（信奉）異端邪說；（持有）反面觀點，悖論
Radical remarks like this amount to heresy for most members of the Republican party.
像這樣的激進言論對於大多數共和黨人來說相當於異端邪說。
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。
ostensible
表面上的；假稱的，假託的
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.
他們假稱要清除政府腐敗，可真正目的卻是要顛覆政府。
spurious
虛假的，欺騙的；（原因、判斷）謬誤的
Some of the arguments in favour of shutting the factory are questionable and others downright spurious.
贊成關閉工廠的那些論據，有些值得質疑，另一些則明顯站不住腳。
propagate
（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。
milieu
社會背景；周圍環境；出身背景
It is a study of the social and cultural milieu in which Michelangelo lived and worked.
這是一項對米開朗基羅生活和工作所處的社會與文化背景的研究。
anomaly
異常的人（或事物）；不規則；（同一種類中的）畸形
Statistical anomalies can make it difficult to compare economic data from one year to the next.
統計上的不規範會使年與年之間的經濟數據難以互相比較。
innocuous
無害的
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.
有些蘑菇貌似無害，但實際上有毒。
surfeit
過量，過剩
The country has a surfeit of cheap labour.
這個國家的廉價勞動力過剩。
concomitant
同時發生的事；伴隨物
Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.
上年紀後記憶力自然會隨之衰退。
strident
刺耳的，尖厲的
People are put off by his strident voice.
人們很厭惡他那刺耳的嗓音。
lassitude
疲憊，疲勞；倦怠
Shareholders are blaming the company’s problems on the lassitude of the CEO.
股東們將公司出現的問題歸咎於執行長工作懈怠。
deleterious
有害的，造成危害的
These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system.
已證實這些藥物對神經系統有危害作用。
efficacy
功效，效力，效能
They recently ran a series of tests to measure the efficacy of the drug.
他們最近進行了一系列的試驗來檢測這種藥的功效。
incumbent
現任的；在職的
The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office.
現任總統面臨著他上任前很多年就已開始出現的種種問題。
ferment
（使）發酵
You make wine by leaving grape juice to ferment until all the sugar has turned to alcohol.
釀葡萄酒是讓葡萄汁發酵，直到所有的糖分都轉化為酒精。
dissent
（尤指對正式建議、計劃或普遍看法的）不同意，異議
When the time came to approve the proposal, there were one or two voices of dissent.
在通過該項提案的時候，有一兩個人表示不同意。
attenuate
使減少；使減弱；使降低
Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth’s atmosphere.
地球大氣層減輕了太陽幅射。
arbiter
仲裁人，公斷人，裁決人；權威人士
the arbiters of fashion/taste
時尚／鑒賞權威
expedite
迅速完成；促進；加快
Something needs to be done to expedite the process.
需要採取措施以加快進度。
celerity
速度
profound
強烈的；深沉的；極度的
His mother’s death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.
他六歲時母親的過世對他的影響很大。
alleviate
減輕；緩和，緩解
The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.
這些藥物對減輕她的病痛／痛苦沒有絲毫作用。
prodigious
強大的，巨大的
She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels.
她寫了數量極多的小說。
