previous tests (A-2)

Question 1

abominable

Answer 1

極壞的；惡劣的；可惡的；討厭的
The prisoners are forced to live in abominable conditions.
犯人被迫生活在惡劣的環境中。

Question 2

absurd

Answer 2

荒謬的，荒唐的；愚蠢的；可笑的
What an absurd thing to say!
這話多荒唐啊！

Question 3

aesthetic

Answer 3

美感的；審美的；美學的
The new building has little aesthetic value/appeal.
新樓幾乎沒有甚麼美學價值。

Question 4

abstruse

Answer 4

難解的；深奧的
an abstruse philosophical essay
深奧的哲學文章

Question 5

authentic

Answer 5

真的；真正的；可靠的；可信的
an authentic 1920s dress
20世紀20年代女裝真品

Question 6

auspicious

Answer 6

吉利的，吉祥的
They won their first match of the season 5–1 which was an auspicious start/beginning.
他們在賽季的首場比賽就獲得五比一的大勝，先來一個開門見喜。

Question 7

ambidextrous

Answer 7

雙手都很靈巧的；左右開弓的

Question 8

arbitrary

Answer 8

任意的；隨機的；隨心所欲的
arbitrary decision-making
隨意決策

Question 9

apprehensive

Answer 9

（對將要做的事情）擔憂的，擔心的
I’m very apprehensive about tomorrow’s meeting.
想到明天的會議，我就有些惴惴不安。

Question 10

ambivalent

Answer 10

（心情）矛盾的；模棱兩可的，含糊不定的
I felt very ambivalent about leaving home.
要離開家了，我心裡喜憂參半。

Question 11

affable

Answer 11

和藹可親的；友善的；容易交談的
He struck me as an affable sort of a man.
在我印象中他屬於那種友善的人。

Question 12

altruistic

Answer 12

利他的，無私心的
I doubt whether her motives for donating the money are altruistic - she’s probably looking for publicity.
我懷疑她捐錢的動機是否出於無私——很可能是沽名釣譽罷了。

Question 13

arcane

Answer 13

神秘的；秘密的；晦澀難懂的
He was the only person who understood all the arcane details of the agreement.
他是唯一能看懂協議中所有那些晦澀難懂的繁縟條文的人。

Question 14

aggressive

Answer 14

好鬥的；富於攻擊性的；挑釁的
Men tend to be more aggressive than women.
男性往往比女性更具有攻擊性。

Question 15

anecdotal

Answer 15

趣聞的，軼事的；傳聞的
anecdotal evidence
趣聞軼事式的證據

Question 16

abrupt

Answer 16

突然的；意外的
an abrupt change/movement
突變／突發情況

Question 17

adjacent

Answer 17

鄰近的；毗連的
They work in adjacent buildings.
他們在相鄰的兩座樓裡工作。

Question 18

assiduous

Answer 18

專心致志的；勤勉的
assiduous research/efforts
鍥而不捨的研究／努力

Question 19

analogy

Answer 19

類似；類比；比擬；類推
He drew an analogy between the brain and a vast computer.
他把大腦比作一台龐大的電腦。

Question 20

acoustic

Answer 20

聲音的；聽覺的
The microphone converts acoustic waves to electrical signals for transmission.
麥克風把聲波轉換成電信號進行傳送。

Question 21

aforementioned

Answer 21

前面提到的；上述的
The aforementioned Mr Parkes then entered the cinema.
前面提到的這位帕克斯先生接著進入了電影院。

Question 22

auburn

Answer 22

（頭髮）紅褐色的
auburn-haired
紅褐色頭髮的

Question 23

agrarian

Answer 23

土地的，耕地的；土地所有制的
This is prime agrarian land.
這是肥沃的耕地。

Question 24

abdominals

Answer 24

腹肌

Question 25

amorphous

Answer 25

無固定形狀的；不定形的 an amorphous mass of jelly 一團稀軟的果凍

Question 26

autonomous

Answer 26

自治的，有自治權的 an autonomous region/province/republic/council 自治地區／省／共和國／委員會

Question 27

amicable

Answer 27

心平氣和的；不傷和氣的 His manner was perfectly amicable, but I felt uncomfortable. 他表現得極為友善，但我卻感覺很彆扭。

Question 28

accede to sth

Answer 28

同意，應允 He graciously acceded to our request. 他通情達理地同意了我們的請求。

Question 29

allure

Answer 29

誘惑；魅力；吸引力 the allure of working in television 電視行業工作所具有的吸引力

Question 30

address

Answer 30

對付，應付；處理 The issue of funding has yet to be addressed. 資金問題尚未得到解決。

Question 31

annihilate

Answer 31

徹底摧毀；消滅；毀滅 a city annihilated by an atomic bomb 被原子彈夷為平地的城市

Question 32

amass

Answer 32

集聚，積累，大量收集（尤指錢或資訊） She has amassed a huge fortune from her novels. 她靠寫小說慢慢積攢了一大筆錢。

Question 33

appal

Answer 33

使驚駭；使震驚 I was appalled at/by the lack of staff in the hospital. 醫院裡人手之少令我震驚。

Question 34

arraign

Answer 34

提審；提訊；控告 He was arraigned on charges of aiding and abetting terrorists. 他被控夥同恐怖分子作案，所以被提審。

Question 35

accrue

Answer 35

積累；（逐漸）增加，增多 Interest will accrue on the account at a rate of seven percent. 帳戶上的存款將會以7%的利率生息。

Question 36

abdicate

Answer 36

遜位；退（位），讓（位），正式放棄（王位） King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936. 英王愛德華八世在1936年退位（放棄英國王位）。

Question 37

alimony

Answer 37

（離婚後法院判決一方支付給另一方的）贍養費，生活費

Question 38

arrogate

Answer 38

霸佔；擅取；妄稱 They arrogate to themselves the power to punish people. 他們擅自懲罰別人。

Question 39

acclamation

Answer 39

（公開的）稱譽；讚賞；歡迎 His speech was greeted with (shouts of) acclamation. 他的演講博得陣陣喝采（聲）。

Question 40

admonish

Answer 40

告誡；警告；責備 His mother admonished him for eating too quickly. 他媽媽告誡他不要吃得太快。

Question 41

analects

Answer 41

文選；論集

Question 42

arrears

Answer 42

應付的欠款；逾期的債款 rent arrears 逾期未付的租金

Question 43

adventitious

Answer 43

偶然的；非計劃中的 an adventitious event/situation 偶然事件／意外情況

Question 44

accommodating

Answer 44

樂於助人的；與人方便的；通融的 I'm sure she'll help you - she's always very accommodating. 我相信她肯定會幫助你的——她一向樂於助人。

Question 45

alleged

Answer 45

被說成的，（尤指在證據不足的情況下）被指控的 It took 15 years for the alleged criminals (= people thought to be criminals) to prove their innocence. 那些被指控犯罪的人用了15年時間才證明自己是無辜的。

Question 46

adaptive

Answer 46

適應的；有適應性的