字彙計畫 — Week 5

acrimonious

[ˌækrəˈmonɪəs]

尖刻的；激烈的 (adj)

The couple went through an acrimonious divorce.

admonish

[ədˈmɑnɪʃ]

告誡；責備 (v)

The teacher admonished the students for being late.

clandestine

[klænˈdɛstɪn]

秘密的；暗中的 (adj)

They held clandestine meetings at night.

concur

[kənˈkɝ]

同意；一致 (v)

The experts concur on the diagnosis.

construe

[kənˈstru]

解釋；理解 (v)

Her silence was construed as consent.

culprit

[ˈkʌlprɪt]

罪犯；肇事者 (n)

The police soon identified the culprit.

distraught

[dɪsˈtrɔt]

心煩意亂的；發狂的 (adj)

The distraught mother searched for her lost child.

duplicity

[duˈplɪsətɪ]

口是心非；欺騙 (n)

His duplicity cost him the trust of his friends.

duress

[dʊˈrɛs]

脅迫；強迫 (n)

The confession was made under duress.

egregious

[ɪˈɡridʒəs]

極惡劣的；過分的 (adj)

It was an egregious error that cost the company millions.

elicit

[ɪˈlɪsɪt]

引出；誘出 (v)

The lawyer's question elicited an emotional response.

ethics

[ˈɛθɪks]

倫理；道德規範 (n)

Medical ethics forbid such an experiment.

flagrant

[ˈfleɡrənt]

公然的；惡名昭彰的 (adj)

It was a flagrant violation of the rules.

impunity

[ɪmˈpjunətɪ]

免罰；不受懲罰 (n)

Criminals cannot act with impunity.

inane

[ɪnˈen]

空洞的；愚蠢的 (adj)

He made an inane comment that no one understood.

inexorable

[ɪnˈɛksərəbl̩]

無情的；不可阻擋的 (adj)

The inexorable march of time affects us all.

paucity

[ˈpɔsətɪ]

缺乏；少量 (n)

There is a paucity of evidence to support the claim.

pernicious

[pɚˈnɪʃəs]

有害的；惡性的 (adj)

Gossip can have a pernicious effect on morale.

rampant

[ˈræmpənt]

猖獗的；蔓延的 (adj)

Corruption was rampant in the regime.

tolerate

[ˈtɑləˌret]

容忍；忍受 (v)

I will not tolerate such rude behavior.