Unit 24
2018.01.13
- [mand-]:"entrust" or "order"
- command
- commandment:戒条
- commando:突击队
- mandate:命令 ;授权
- (1) A formal command. (2) Permission to act, given by the people to their representatives.
- mandatory:强制性的
- Required.
- commandeer:强征
- To take possession of something by force, especially for military purposes.
- remand:候审;还押
- (1) To order a case sent back to another court or agency for further action. (2) To send a prisoner back into custody to await further trial or sentencing.
- [und-]:"wave" "to rise in wave" "to surge or flood"
- undulation:波动
- undulate:波动
- undulant:波状的;起伏的
- (1) Rising and falling in waves. (2) Wavy in form, outline, or surface.
- inundate:淹没;使应接不暇
- (1) To cover with a flood or overflow. (2) To overwhelm.
- redound:起作用
- (1) To have an effect for good or bad. (2) To rebound or reflect.
- redundancy:多余;(尤指文字)冗长
- (1) The state of being extra or unnecessary. (2) Needless repetition.
- [sanct-]:"holy"
- sanctify 使神圣化,批准,认可
- sanction:批准,认可;制裁,处罚
- To give approval to. and penalty
- sanctimonious:假装圣洁的
- Pretending to be more religiously observant or morally better than other people.
- sacrosanct:最神圣的;神圣不容置疑的
- (1) Most sacred or holy. (2) Treated as if holy and therefore immune from criticism or disturbance of any kind.
- sanctuary:圣所,圣殿,庇护所
- (1) A holy place, such as a church or temple, or the most holy part of one. (2) A place of safety, refuge, and protection.
- [loqu-]:"to talk"
- eloquent
- ventriloquist :口技表演者
- colloquium:学术研讨会
- A conference in which various speakers take turns lecturing on a subject and then answering questions about it.
- colloquy 谈话
- A conference in which various speakers take turns lecturing on a subject and then answering questions about it.
- soliloquy:独白
- A dramatic speech that represents a series of unspoken thoughts.
- colloquial:口语的
- Conversational in style.
- loquacious:爱说话的,多嘴的
- Apt to talk too much; talkative.
- [vir-]:"man"
- virtue
- virtuous
- virility :力量,活力;男子气
- Energetic, vigorous manhood; masculinity.
- triumvirate:三人工作组;(尤指)三人领导小组,三巨头
- (1) A commission or government of three. (2) A group or association of three.
- virago:悍妇
- A loud, bad-tempered, overbearing woman.
- virtuosity:(在美术、音乐等方面的)精湛技艺
- Great technical skill, especially in the practice of a fine art.
- [val-]:"strength"
- evaluate
- valid
- valor:英勇
- Personal bravery in the face of danger.
- valiant 勇敢的
- Personal bravery in the face of danger.
- equivalent:等价的
- (1) Equal in force, amount, value, area, or volume. (2) Similar or virtually identical in effect or function.
- prevalent:盛行的,流行的
- Widely accepted, favored, or practiced; widespread.
- validate:使生效;认可;证实
- (1) To make legally valid; give official approval to. (2) To support or confirm the validity of.
- [cre-/cret-]:"to come into being" and "to grow"
- crescendo:(声音)渐强
- decrescendo:渐弱
- crescent:新月;新月形
- (1) The moon between the new moon and first quarter, and between the last quarter and the next new moon. (2) Anything shaped like the crescent moon.
- accretion:堆积 ;堆积层
- (1) Growth or enlargement by gradual buildup. (2) A product of such buildup.
- excrescence:赘生物
- (1) A projection of growth, especially when abnormal. (2) A disfiguring, unnecessary, or unwanted mark or part.
- increment:定期的加薪;增加量
- (1) Something gained or added, especially as one of a series of regular additions or as a tiny increase in amount. (2) The amount or extent of change, especially the positive or negative change in value of one or more variables.
- [fus-]:"to pour out" or "to melt"
- fuse
- fusion:融合,核聚变
- transfusion:输血,输液;灌输
- (1) The process of transferring a fluid and especially blood into a blood vessel. (2) Something transfused.
- effusive:感情过分流露的;奔放的
- (1) Given to excessive display of feeling. (2) Freely expressed.
- effuse
- (1) Given to excessive display of feeling. (2) Freely expressed.
- profusion:大量,丰富,充沛
- Great abundance.
- suffuse:弥漫,充满
- To spread over or fill something, as if by fluid or light.
- apologia:辩解书
- A defense, especially of one's own ideas, opinions, or actions.
- atrium:中庭
- (1) An open rectangular patio around which a house is built. (2) A court with a skylight in a many-storied building.
- oligarchy:寡头政治
- A government in which power is in the hands of a small group.
- encomium:颂词
- Glowing, enthusiastic praise, or an expression of such praise.
- neurosis:神经官能症,神经过敏
- A mental and emotional disorder that is less severe than a psychosis and may involve various pains, anxieties, or phobias.
- opprobrium:(公开的)谴责,责难,抨击
- (1) Something that brings disgrace. (2) A public disgrace that results from conduct considered wrong or bad.
- referendum:全民公决
- (1) The referring of legislative measures to the voters for approval or rejection. (2) A vote on such a measure.
- ultimatum:最后通谍
- A final proposal, condition, or demand, especially one whose rejection will result in forceful action.