邱冠霖的部落格

forsake (v.)  /fərˈseɪk/

to leave someone, or to stop helping or taking care of them, when they still need you.

Why have you forsaken me?    

caste (n.)  /kæst/

one of the traditional social classes that people were born into in Hindu society, or the system of having these classes.

I suppose you also have a caste system in your society.    

legitimate (adj.)  /ləˈdʒɪtəmət/

allowed by the law, or correct according to the law;fair and reasonable.

Jesus was thelegitimate heir to the throne.

heir (n.) /er/

someone who will receive money, property, or a title when another person dies.

Jesus was the legitimateheir to the throne.  

vulture (n.) /ˈvʌltʃər/

a large bird that eats the bodies of dead animals.

Like vulture robbed of their young.

courtyard  /ˈkɔrtˌjɑrd/

A square area that is surrounded by buildings or walls.

The hotel is built round a courtyard, with fountain and palm tree.  

rejuvenation (n.) [rɪ͵dʒuvəˋneʃən]

to make something work much better or become much better again

I came back from holiday feeling rejuvenated.

deceit  (n.) [dɪˋsit]

behaviour that is intended to make someone believe something that is not true

He was enmeshed in a web of deceit and lies.

census (n.) /ˈsensəs/

An occasion on which government officials count the people who live in a country and record other information about them.

All the world should be enrolled in a census.

commission (v.) /kəˈmɪʃ(ə)n/

to ask someone such as an artist or musician to produce a piece of work in exchange for payment.

Damasus commissioned a scholar Jerome to produce a correct translation.      

forge  (v.) [fɔrdʒ]

to develop something new, especially a strong relationship with other people, groups, or countries 

Back in the 1980s, they were attempting to forge a new kind of rock music.

sardonic(a.) [sɑrˋdɑnɪk]

showing that you do not have a good opinion of someone or something, and feel that you are better than them

He looked at her with sardonic amusement.

subjugation (n.) /ˌsʌbdʒʊˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forced submission to control by others.

It justifies women’s normal subjugation in Greek cultural.

theological (adj.) /ˌθiəˈlɑdʒɪk(ə)l/

Relating to the study of God and religion.

The theological study of the person and deeds of Jesus.

integrity (n.) /ɪnˈteɡrəti/ the quality of always behaving according to the moral principles that you believe in, so that people respect and trust you.

Clytemnestra also defends the integrity of the family.

acquittal (n.) /əˈkwɪt(ə)l/

An official judgment in a court of law that someone is not guilty of the crime they were accused of.

Orestes’ acquittal in the third plays leaves her clams unsatisfied.

forethought (n.)/ˈfɔrθɔt/

Careful thought and planning that prepares you well for a future event.

Performed or expressed without preparation or forethought.

entity (n.)   /ˈentəti/

A separate unit that is complete and has its own character.

It is the relationship of two independent entities that are equated.  

canonical (adj.) /kəˈnɑnɪk(ə)l/

ollowing the generally accepted rules of something;based on the laws of a Christian church.

On Hebrew Canonical Prophets Epistemology.

bipartite (adj.) /ˌbaɪˈpɑrˌtaɪt/

Consisting of or involving two people, things, or groups. (made up of two parts)

This bipartite structure of the Bible reflects the Christian understandings.