2023-07
*foothold / standpoint - 立足點 *Esoteric - 深奧的 *invariably - 總是 (Whenever I have a big presentation, I invariably forget something important.) *succumbing - 屈服 (She knew she shouldn't check her phone, but couldn't help succumbing to the urge.) *rigor - 嚴格 *far-fetched - 牽強 (Her explanation for being late sounded a bit far-fetched .) *precarious - 不穩定的 *infliction - 造成 *burial - 葬禮 *truism - 不言而喻 *tumultuous - 喧鬧的 *conscientious - 盡職的 *pariah - 賤民 *hallmark - 標誌 *axioms - 公理 *expedite - 加快 *imminent - 迫在眉睫 *cumbersome - 麻煩的 *insidious - 陰險的 *devour - 吞食 *dwelled - 棲息 *institutionally - 制度上 *unceremoniously - 毫不客氣的 *introspection - 內省 *faux - 假的 *kerfuffle - 混亂的 *prophesy - 預言者 *insulate - 隔離 detractors - 批判者 bifurcation - 分岔 Stoics - 斯多葛學派 inertia - 慣性 Disproportionate - 不成比例的 artifact - 人工製品 infiltrate - 滲透 (臥底) Good Usages Have a chip on one's shoulder: 因感到自己的過去(或背景、外貌等)使別人產生偏見而懷恨(或不滿、對抗) He's got a chip on his shoulder about not having been to university. Carpet bomb ...