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Sage

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adj. wise
賢明的；睿智的
n. a wise older person
賢人

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Salacious

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adj. lascivious; lustful

淫穢的

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Salubrious

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adj. healthful

（氣候、空氣）有益健康的；清爽的

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Salutary

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adj. expecting an improvement; favorable to health

（不愉快但）有教益的；有益健康的

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Sanction

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v. to approve; ratify; permit
n. approval; ratification; permission
認可；批准
v. to penalize
n. penalization
制裁

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Sardonic

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adj. cynical; scornfully mocking

嘲諷的，譏諷的

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Sartorial

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adj. pertaining to tailors

縫紉的

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Satiate

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v. to satisfy

使充分滿足；使飽足

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Saturate

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v. to soak thoroughly; imbue(使充滿) throughout

浸透；使充滿

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Saturnine

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adj. gloomy

憂鬱的

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Satyr

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n. a creature that is half-man, half-beast with the horns and legs of a goat; a follower of Dionysos; a lecher(好色之徒)
薩梯；好色之徒

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Savor

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v. to enjoy; have a distinctive flavor or smell

品味；具有……味道（或氣味）

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Schematic

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adj. relating to or in the form of an outline diagram

概要的；圖解的

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Secrete

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v. produce and release substance into organism

分泌

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Sedition

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n. behavior prompting rebellion

煽動性的言論（或行為）

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Sedulous

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adj. diligent

勤勉的

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Seismic

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adj. relating to earthquakes; earthshaking

地震的；地震引起的

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Sensual

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adj. relating to the senses; gratifying(滿足) the physical senses, especially sexual appetites
官能的；肉體上的；性感的

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Sensuous

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adj. relating to the senses; operating through the senses

依感官的

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Sentient

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adj. aware; conscious; able to perceive
意識到的；有感知力的
n - sentience

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Servile

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adj. submissive; obedient

屈從的；卑躬屈膝的

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Sextant

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n. navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

六分儀

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Shard

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n. a piece of broken glass or pottery

碎片

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Sidereal

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adj. relating to the stars

星的，恆星的

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Simian

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adj. apelike; relating to apes

類人猿的；猴的

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Simile

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n. comparison of one thing with another using “like” or “as”

直喻；明喻

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Sinecure

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n. well-paying job or office that requires little or no work

閒職

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Singular

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adj. unique; extraordinary; odd

非凡的，卓越的；奇異的

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Sinuous

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adj. winding(彎曲的); intricate(錯綜複雜的); complex

彎曲的；迂迴的

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Skeptic

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n. one who doubts
懷疑者
adj - skeptical

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Sobriety

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n. seriousness

嚴肅，莊重

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Sodden

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adj. thoroughly soaked; saturated

濕透的

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Solicitous

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adj. concerned; attentive; eager

掛念的；關切的；熱切期望的

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Soliloquy

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n. literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others
獨白

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Solvent

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adj. able to meet financial obligations

有償付能力的

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Somatic

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adj. relating to or affecting the body; corporeal(肉體的)

身體的；軀體的

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Soporific

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adj. sleep producing

催眠的

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Sordid

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adj. filthy(不潔的); contemptible(卑劣的) and corrupt

骯髒的；汙穢的；卑鄙的

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Specious

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adj. seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

似是而非的

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Spectrum

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n. band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism(稜柱); a broad range of related ideas or objects
光譜； （觀點﹑思想﹑情況等的）範圍﹐幅度

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Spendthrift

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n. person who spends money recklessly
揮霍無度的人
adj. wasteful and extravagant
揮霍無度的

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Sporadic

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adj. irregular

偶爾發生的

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Squalor

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n. filthy, wretched condition

骯髒；卑鄙

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Staccato

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adj. marked by abrupt(突然的), clear-cut sounds

斷音的

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Stanch

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v. to stop or check the flow of

使不流失；使止血

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Stentorian

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adj. extremely loud

（聲音）極宏亮的

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Stigma

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n. mark of disgrace or inferiority
恥辱，汙名
v - stigmatize

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Stint

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v. to be sparing(節約的)
限制；節制
n. a period of time spent doing something
工作期限

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Stipulate

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v. to specify as an essential condition
（在協議或提議中）規定；約定
n - stipulation

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Stolid

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adj. having or showing little emotion

不動感情的；冷淡的

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Stratified

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adj. arranged in layers

分層的

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Stratum

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n. a layer
層
plural - strata

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Stratification

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n. the hierarchical arrangement of individuals in a society into classes or castes
階層形成

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Striated

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adj. marked with thin, narrow grooves(溝) or channels
有條紋的；有條痕的
n - striation

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Stricture

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n. something that restrains; negative criticism

約束，限制；苛評

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Strident

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adj. loud; harsh; unpleasantly noisy

刺耳的

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Strut

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v. to swagger(昂首闊步); display to impress others

高視闊步；炫耀

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Stultify

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v. to impair or reduce to uselessness

使變得無效（無用）；使顯得愚蠢

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Stupefy

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v. to dull the senses of; stun; astonish

使麻木；使驚呆

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Stygian

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adj. dark and gloomy; hellish

陰森的；地獄的

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Subpoena

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n. notice ordering someone to appear in court

傳票

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Subside

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v. to settle down; grow quiet

（情緒﹑噪聲﹑惡劣天氣）平息，消退

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Substantiate

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v. to support with proof or evidence

證實

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Substantive

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adj. essential; pertaining to the substance

實質的

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Subsume

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v. to include; incorporate

把……歸入，納入

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Subversive

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adj. intended to undermine or overthrow, especially an established government
（對政府﹑宗教等）顛覆性的
n. person intending to undermine something
破壞分子

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Succor

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n. relief; help in time of distress or want

救濟，援助

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Suffrage

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n. the right to vote

選舉權

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Sundry

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adj. various

各式各樣的

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Supersede

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v. to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated(過時的)
代替，取代

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Supine

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adj. lying on the back; marked by lethargy

仰臥的；懶散的

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Supplant

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v. to replace; substitue

代替；取代

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Suppliant

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adj. beseeching

（表示）懇求的，（表示）哀求的

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Supplicant

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n. one who asks humbly and earnestly

懇求者

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Supposition

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n. the act of assuming to be true or real

假定；推測；猜測

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Syllogism

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n. a form of deductive(推論的) reasoning that has a major premise(假定), a minor premise, and a conclusion
三段論法；演繹推理

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Sylvan

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adj. related to the woods or forest

森林的；多樹木的

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