2022-08

*Antagonize - 敵對 or 對抗

*Plaque - 匾額

*Cusp - a point of transition between two different states. (those on the cusp of adulthood)

*Regulatory - 監管

*Overpass / Flyover - 高架橋

*Underpass - 地下隧道

*Roundabout - 環狀道路

*Citation - 引用

*Contagious - 感染性的 (除了病毒，也可以用於形容情緒與態度)

*Substance - 物質

*Caste system - 種性制度

*Rash person - 急性子

*Slump - 人生低潮

*Adversity - 逆境

*aloof - 超然

*diligent - 勤奮

*shrewd - 精明

*sparingly - 有意識的

*conjecture - 推測

*autopsy - 屍檢

*punitive - 懲罰性的

Sobriety - The state of being sober.

Expatriate (Expat) - 外籍人士 (在外地工作的非本國人)

Lucrative - 有利可圖的

Institutional - 制度性

Legislation - 立法

Patriarchy - 父權制

Promiscuous - 淫亂

Uptight - 緊張

Toll booth - 收費亭

Tow away - 拖吊

Determined - 有決心

Burst into tears - 突然大哭

Psychologist - 心理學家

applicable - 適用

sophisticated - 複雜的

cultivate - 培育

chronic disease - 慢性病

distortion - 失真

insomnia - 失眠

customs clearance - 海關通關

wealth gap - 貧富差距

pediatrics - 小兒科

burn incense - 燒香

prejudice - 偏見

commercialize - 商業化

wine chest - 酒櫃

box office clerk - 售票員

tuition fee - 學費

enroll - 註冊

rebellious phase - 叛逆期

curfew - 宵禁

sensible - 明智

savvy - 精明

pharmacist - 藥劑師

tolerant - 寬容

optimistic - 樂觀的

pessimistic - 悲觀的

bracelet - 手環

necklace - 項鍊

primates - 靈長類動物

solicit - 徵求

amicably - 友好

Mansplain - 直男癌說教

No-brainer - 無腦爽片

Violent aesthetics - 暴力美學

Special effect / CGI - 電影特效

Eye drops - 眼藥水

Teaser / trailer - 預告片

Premiere - 首映會

Xxx is now in theater - 上映中

Deceive - 欺騙

Sequel movie - 電影續集

Karate - 空手道

Tragedy - 悲劇

Good Usages

• *Spur of the moment - 臨時起意
• *It seems so out of character of her - 很不像某人會做的事
• *Someone is a pill - 某人很難搞
• *Soldier on something -  to continue doing something although it is difficult. 
• I admired the way she soldiered on when her business ran into trouble.
• *Out of context - 離題 or 缺乏上下文
• *The proof is in the pudding - it is an expression that means the value, quality, or truth of something must be judged based on direct experience with it—or on its results.
• Got stood up - 約會被放鳥
• Different walks of life - 各行各業
• Rub someone in the wrong way - 無意間觸犯人
• Strive to be better - 努力變好
• Right on target - 一針見血
• Live in the moment - 活在當下
• find the diamond in the rough - “We saw a huge opportunity, essentially a diamond in the rough, on the south side.” 
• apples and oranges - used with reference to two things that are fundamentally different and therefore not suited to comparison.
• unless you also drove a Corolla on the same roads as the A8, you're comparing apples and oranges
• Starry-eyed / over ideal - 過度理想化