Recitation (n.) KK [͵rɛsəˋteʃən] 背誦, 朗誦, 當眾吟誦
1. The act of publicly recite, reciting something previously memorized.
2. The material recited.
Ex: He gave recitations from Shakespeare.
Intricate (adj.) KK [ˋɪntrəkɪt] 錯綜複雜的; 複雜精細的
1. Having a great deal of fine detail or complexity
Ex: The intricate machine requires a skilled operator.
Repertoire (n.) KK [ˋrɛpɚ͵twɑr] 個人(或團體)的曲目(或戲目)
1. A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform or display
2. A set of skills possessed by a person. A collection of items
Ex: Americans don’t know the American repertoire, aside from Gershwin
Infantry (n.) KK [ˋɪnfəntrɪ] 步兵(部隊); 步兵團
1. Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry.
2. (uncountable) The part of an army consisting of infantry soldiers.
Sentimentality (n.) KK [͵sɛntəmɛnˋtælətɪ] 多愁善感; 感傷性
1. An act of being sentimental.
Ex: She had never liked that song’s sentimentality.
Chariot (n.) KK [ˋtʃærɪət] (古代的)雙輪戰車(或比賽馬車)
1. A two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle, used in Bronze Age and Early Iron Age warfare
2. A light four-wheeled carriage used for ceremonial or pleasure purposes
Meticulously (adv.) KK [məˋtɪkjələslɪ] 極注意地, 極細心地, 一絲不苟地
1. In a meticulous manner
Ex: She meticulously planned every decorating detail.
Grotesque (n.)(adj.) KK [groˋtɛsk] 奇形怪狀的; 古怪的; 怪誕的
1. (n.) A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms; anything grotesque
2. (adj) Bizarre or fantastic in appearance; Disgusting or otherwise viscerally reviling
Ex: Some deep-sea creatures look really grotesque.
Nostalgic (adj.) [nɑsˋtældʒɪk] 鄉愁的; 懷舊的
1. Feeling happy and sometimes slightly sad at the same time as you think about things that happened in the past
Ex: Talking about our old family holidays has made me feel quite nostalgic.
Preeminence (n.) KK [priˋɛmɪnəns] 卓越, 傑出
1. The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant
2. High importance; superiority
Ex: Before the 19th century, China’s preeminence in Asia was never challenged.
Inevitable (adj.) KK [ɪnˋɛvətəb!] 不可避免的; 必然(發生)的
- Comes from the Latin word vitare- to avoid
1. Impossible to avoid or prevent
2. We were going so fast that the collision was predictable, or always happening
Ex: Accidents are the inevitable result of carelessness.
Brutal (adj.) KK [ˋbrut!] 殘忍的, 冷酷的; 野蠻的; 粗暴的
1. Savagely violent.
2. (music, figurative) In extreme metal, to describe the speed of the music and the density of riffs.
Ex: The attacks on the crew were quite brutal.
Savage (n.) (v.) (adj.) KK [ˋsævɪdʒ] 野性的; 兇猛的; 殘酷的; 猛烈的; 粗魯的人; 激烈抨擊; 粗暴地對待
1. (n.) A savage person.
(figurative) A defiant person.
2. (v.) (savages, savaging, savaged) (transitive)
To attack or assault someone or something ferociously or without restraint.
To criticise vehemently.
(context, of an animal) To attack with the teeth.
Ex: He writes about people who are savage and cruel.
3. (adj.) Wild; not cultivated; barbaric; not civilized; fierce and ferocious; brutal, vicious or merciless
Poignantly (adv) KK [ˋpɔɪgnəntlɪ] 令人辛酸地; 深刻地, 強烈地; 尖刻地
1. In a poignant manner
Ex: The monument is a poignant reminder of those who died in the war.
Bleak (adj.) KK [blik] 荒涼的; 無遮蔽的, 遭受風吹雨打的
1. Without color; pale; pallid.
2. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.
3. Cold; cheerless; as, a bleak blast.
Ex: It was a bleak, unpleasant day in December.
Ingenuity (n.) KK [͵ɪndʒəˋnuətɪ] 心靈手巧; 獨創性; 足智多謀
1. The ability to solve difficult problems, often in original and creative ways.
Ex: With a little ingenuity, meals can be tasty as well as inexpensive.
Archetypal (adj.) KK [ˋɑrkɪ͵taɪp!] 原型的
1. Of or pertaining to an archetype.
Versatility (n.) KK [͵vɝsəˋtɪlətɪ] 多才多藝; 可轉動性, 活動性; 易變; 反覆無常
1. The property of being versatile or having many different ability, abilities; flexibility.
Ex: He was a versatile guitarist, and recorded with many leading rock bands.
Tenaciously (adv.) KK [tɪˋneʃəslɪ] 堅持地; 頑強地
1. In a tenacious manner
Ex: There has been tenacious local opposition to the new airport.
Swineherd (n.) KK [ˋswaɪn͵hɝd] 養豬的人
1. A keeper of swine (pigs).
Adolescence (n.) KK [æd!ˋɛsns] 青春期, 青少年時期
1. The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
Ex: He had an unhappy adolescence.
Ambivalence (n.) KK [æmˋbɪvələns] 【心】矛盾心理(或情緒、態度等)
1. The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings (such as love and hate) towards a person, object or idea.
2. A state of uncertainty or indecisiveness.
Ex: My wife loves the opera, but I have ambivalent feelings about it.
Encapsulate (v.) KK [ɪnˋkæpsə͵let] 將...裝入膠囊; 將...封進內部
1. To express or show the most important facts about something.
Ex: She encapsulates the stereotyped image that the British have of Americans.
Paradoxically (adv.) KK [͵pærəˋdɑksɪkəli] 似非而是地; 悖理地; 反常地
1. In a paradoxical manner; so as to create a paradox.
Ex: It seems paradoxical to me, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down.
Affirmation (n.) KK [͵æfɚˋmeʃən] 斷言; 肯定; 證實; 批准
1. A declaration that something is true; an oath.
2. A form of self-forced meditation or repetition; autosuggestion.
Ex: We welcome the government's affirmation of its intention to act.
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