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literary words
old-fashioned
formal
thesaurus 同义词词典
domineering 专横的,霸道的
dominate 主导,控制 v
domesticate 驯养 v
domestic 国内的,家庭的
docile 驯服的
doctrine 教条 n
dogma 教条 n
fragile
fertile
charisma 领袖魅力 n
cha 中国 CHN
ris 升起 rise
ma mao
charismatic 有领袖魅力的 adj
charm 魅力 n
a natural ability to attract and
interest other people and make them
admire you
panache 潇洒 n
expand
pan- 泛
panorama 全景 n
panacea 万灵药 n
-a 病
-ia 病
amnesia 健忘症 n
phobia 恐惧症 n
cholera 霍乱 n
asthma 哮喘 n
arthritis 关节炎 n
extensive
universal remedy 万灵药
pandemic 大流行病,全球性流行病
endemic 地方性流行病
epidemic 流行病
flamboyant
flame
behaving in a confident or exciting
way that makes people notice you
He wears flamboyant clothes more
suited to a rock star than a literary
figure. 文学青年
人物
pedestrian 平庸的
contra- 反
contradict 反驳 v
seemingly 表面上 adv
in stark 明显的 contrast to
In marked 明 显 的 contrast to the
old adage 格言, an explosion of high-
end 高端的 training classes tailored
for the rich second generation (Rich
2G) appeared recently.
This course is tailored for you.
量身定做
adage
proverb
According to the old adage, a picture
is worth a thousand words.
gaudy 俗气的
garish 俗气的
mundane 尘世的,世俗的,无聊的
ostentatious 炫耀的
ostensible 表面上的
She carried her car keys on an
ostentatious gold key ring.
The ostensible reason for his
resignation was ill health.
chic 新潮的
= fashionable
She is always so chic, so elegant.
privately-owned 私有的
hefty
= massive
If he is found guilty he faces a hefty
fine. 罚款
tenacious adj
audacity 胆大 n
audacious 胆大的 adj
dare 敢 v
dumping
If a company exports a product at a
price lower than the price it
normally charges in its own home
market, it is said to be "dumping"
the product.
sedan 小轿车
sedentary 久坐的
sunset
settle 定居,沉淀 v
sediment 沉淀物 n
sedate 使平静 v 平静的 adj
sedative 镇静剂 n
preservative 防腐剂 n
additive 添加剂 n
addictive 令人上瘾的
laxative 泻药 n
premier 最好的,最重要的
best or most important
premiere 首映 n
the first public performance of a
movie or play
The movie will have its premiere in
July.
His new movie premieres in New
York this week
debut 首演,处子秀 n
the first public appearance of an
entertainer, sports player etc or of
something new and important
He scored in his debut match for the
club.
genre 流派 n
generate 产生 v
progenitor 祖先 n
progeny 后代 n
genius
前
paradoxical 矛盾的
elitist 精英主义者
A person who believes that they are
superior 高人一等的 to others (and
thus deserve favored 有利的 status)
because of their intellect, social
status, wealth, or other factors.
inferior 低人一等的
China’s most-favored-nation 最 惠 国
待遇 trading status with the US
grant 给予 v
give
route
President Clinton Thursday reversed
course on China and renewed its
trade privileges despite what he said
was Beijing's lack of significant
progress on human rights.
reckless 鲁莽的
reckon 认为 v
He was accused of causing death by
reckless driving.
blatant 明目张胆的
Outsiders will continue to suffer the
most blatant discrimination.
unpleasantly clear
plot 剧情,阴谋 n
plan
conspire 密谋 v
respire 呼吸 v
expire 过期,断气 v
demise 死亡 n
SARS
severe 严重的
acute 急性的
chronic 慢性的
time
chronicle 编年史 n
biography 传记 n
anachronism 时代错误 n
a- 否定
atypical 非典型的
pneumonia 肺炎 n
asymmetrical 不对称的
respiratory 呼吸的
syndrome 综合症 n
synthesize 合成 v
photosynthesis 光合作用 n
photon 光子
proton 质子
ion 离子
electron 电子
neutron 中子
patent
palpable 明显的,可以被感觉到的
noticeable
His statement is palpable nonsense.
compassion 同情 n
sympathy 同情 n
dispassionate 冷静的,公正的
detached 客观的,公正的
attach 粘附 v
detach 分离 v
tear 撕碎 v
detached villa 独立别墅
conventional 传统的
convention 传统,大会
Disembarking precedes embarking.
disembark 下车 v
embark 上车 v
precede 先于 v
follow
dis-
disseminate 散播 v
precedent 先例 n
unprecedented 史无前例的
be referred to as 被称为
be called
be known as
be dubbed
be termed
dub 称为,配音 v
aka
also known as 也叫做
literal 字面的,实际的
actual
literate 有文化的
literary 文学的
rational 理智的
irrational 不理智的
whereby 凭借这种方式
by means of which
by this means
They have introduced a new system
whereby all employees must undergo
regular training.
rationale 理由 n
reason
The rationale for using this teaching
method is to encourage student
confidence.
orthodox 正统的
mainstream 主流的
He challenged the orthodox views on
education.
cease 停止 v
ceasefire 停战 n
truce 停战 n
armistice 停战 n
orthodontics 正牙 n
the skill or job of helping teeth to
grow straight when they have not
been growing correctly
orthodontist 正牙医生
heterodox 非正统的
hetero- 异
homo- 同
heterogeneous 异类的
homogeneous 同类的
homosexual
heterosexual
gay
gaiety 快乐 n
merriment 快乐 n
stereotype 刻板印象 n
He doesn't conform to the usual
stereotype of the businessman with a
dark suit and briefcase.
conform to 遵守,符合
Many men feel their body shape
doesn't live up to the stereotype of
the ideal man.
live up to 达到 expectation
prototype 原型 n
contend 认为,争夺 v
contender 争夺者 n
contentious 有争议的,爱争吵的
controversial
Try to avoid any contentious
wording.
argumentative 爱争吵的
diction 措辞,发音 n
dict- 说话
dictum 格言 n
web + log
blog 博客
log 日志,木头
logging 伐木 n
Twitter
Twitter is an online social
networking service and
microblogging service that enables
its users to send and read text-based
posts of up to 140 characters, known
as "tweets".
Chinese character 中文字
prophet
In religion, a prophet is an individual
who is claimed to have been
contacted by the supernatural or the
divine 神的,天的, and to speak for
them, serving as an intermediary 中
间 人 with humanity, delivering this
newfound knowledge from the
supernatural entity 实 体 to other
people.
political entity
The message that the prophet
conveys is called a prophecy.
prophecy 预言 n /si/
prophesy 预言 v /sai/
clairvoyant 声称能预知未来的人
entity
These countries can no longer be
viewed as a single entity.
1. US
2. Eurozone
3. Japan
4. China
23. Wal-Mart
34. Royal Dutch Shell
35. Exxon Mobil
38. British Petroleum
45. Toyota Motor
50. Sinopec
Sino- 中国
Sino-US relationship
mecca 向往的地方
Florence is a mecca for students of
Art History.
Thailand has become the tourist
mecca of Asia.
bible 必读的书
The Art of War written by the great
Chinese general, Sun Tzu is
considered to be a bible for military
strategy.
Leaders like Napoleon and Mao
Zedong have applied these teachings
and won numerous wars.
Even to this day, the Art of war is a
recommended read for intelligence
officers and is compulsory for CIA
officers.
In today's modern world, can the
teachings of the great Sun Tzu still
be applied on the battlefield and the
business world ?
imperil 使危险 v
endanger
Tax increases now might imperil
economic recovery.
perilous 危险的
jeopardize 危及 v
jeopardy 危险 n
civilian 平民 n
toil 操劳 v
to work very hard for a long period
of time
arduous 辛苦的
ardor 狂热 n
onerous 辛苦的
onus 责任 n
divine
He suggested that the civil war had
been a divine punishment 天谴.
The governor of Tokyo, Shintaro
Ishihara, has apologized after
suggesting that the tsunami that has
so far claimed at least 3,000 lives was
"divine punishment" for the
"egoism" of the Japanese people.
egotism 自我为中心 n
celestial 天的 body
egotistical 自我为中心的
egotistic 自我为中心的
self-centered
economic 经济的
economical 节约的
economy 节约,简洁 n
succinct
terse 简洁的
ornate 华丽的
adorn 装饰 v
ornament 装饰品 n
claim 夺去生命 v
celestial
Why was China known as the
Celestial Empire?
The name is a direct translation of
Chinese term Tian Chao, namely 那
就是 empire of heaven.
The origin of it can be traced back to
the traditional religion of China.
In China, heaven is often considered
the highest deity 神.
deify 神化 v
The emperors are the sons of the
heaven (Tian Zi) and are born to
govern the country.
The emperors are also considered as
the human form of Chinese dragon.
avatar 天神下凡,化身,头像 n
incarnation 化身 n
the incarnation of wisdom
carn- 血肉 flesh
reincarnation 转世 n
carcass 动物尸体 n
scavenger 食腐动物 n
celestial body
celestial voice
It is nearly impossible for Sarah
Brightman to put out a poor album.
With her celestial voice and nearly
infallible instinct for song choice, she
is almost always a safe bet to
purchase.
infallible 不会犯错的
No expert is infallible.
err 犯错 v
To err is human.
unerring 不会犯错的
impeccable 完美的
wood pecker 啄木鸟
peck 啄 v
assimilation 同化 n
assimilate 同化,吸收
synthesize 合成 v
intermediary 中间人
Jackson acted as an intermediary
between the two parties.
party A 甲方
mediator 调停者 n
mediate 调停 v
meditate 思考,冥想 v
contemplate 思考 v
doing
temple 太阳穴,庙 n
ruminate 反刍,思考 v
beneficiary 受益人 n
The rich were the main beneficiaries
of the tax cuts.
He was the chief beneficiary of his
father’s will 遗嘱.
benefactor 慈善家,施主
An anonymous 匿 名 的 benefactor
donated $2 million.
benign 良性的 disease
malignant 恶性的
malign 诽谤 v
ben- good
mal- bad
benediction 祝福 n
malediction 诅咒 n
philanthropist 慈善家 n
philanthropy 慈善 n
charitable cause 慈善事业
cause 事业 n
charity 善款,慈善机构 n
anthropology 人类学 n
anthropoid 类人猿 n
phil- 爱
philanderer 花花公子
pho- 讨厌,恐惧
phobia 恐惧症 n
acrophobia 恐高症 n
xenophobia 外国人恐惧症,排外 n
wizard 巫师,高手 n
maverick 未打烙印的小牛,标新立
异者
committee 委员会 n
committed 全心投入的
-ee 被……的人
nominee 被提名人 n
nominal 名义上的 ostensible
artificial 人工的
artisan 手工艺者 n
partisan 有党派倾向的人 n
party
In politics, a partisan is a committed
member of a political party.
In multi-party systems, the term is
widely understood to carry a
negative connotation - referring to
those who wholly support their
party's policies and are perhaps even
reluctant to acknowledge correctness
on the part of their political
opponents in almost any situation.
supporter
devotee 狂热爱好者 n
At first the eager young poet was a
partisan of the Revolution.
guerrilla 游击队 n
gorilla 大猩猩 n
partisan
prejudiced 有偏见的
Most newspapers are politically
partisan.
He is clearly too partisan to be a
referee 裁判.
refer to 参考
lament 哀悼,悲叹 v
mourn 哀悼,悲叹 v
grieve 为……感到悲痛 v
grief 悲痛 n
The nation lamented the death of its
great war leader.
She grieved the loss of her only son.
He lamented that people had
expected too much of him too soon.
Don’t expect too much of me.
remorse 后悔 n
repent 后悔 v
regret
re- 回 return
try 审判,尝试 v
Throughout the trial, he had shown
no remorse.
in retrospect 回想起来
memoir 回忆录
reservoir 水库
reserve 保留 v
repertoire 表演曲目 n
repeat
remorseful
He seemed genuinely remorseful for
what he had done.
genuine 真的,真诚的
crisis 危机
leather 皮革 n
ingenuous 天真的 naïve
ingenious 有独创性的 genius
prodigy 天才 n
prodigal 浪费的
If time be of all things the most
precious, wasting time must be the
greatest prodigality.
prodigious 巨大的
compunction 后悔,良心不安 n
conscience 良心 n
puncture 刺穿 v
A piece of glass punctured the back
tire.
sagacious 明智的
saga 长篇故事 n
crystallization 结晶 n
sage 智者 n
sanity 理智 n
sane 理智的
insane 疯狂的
discreet 谨慎的
discrete 分开的
concrete 具体的 adj 混凝土 n
cement 水泥 n 加固 v
congregate 聚集 v
segregate 隔离 v
aggregate 合计 v
gregarious 群居的
discerning 有眼光的
discriminating 有眼光的
solitary 孤独的
solitude 孤独 n
sole 唯一的 adj 脚底 n
palm 手掌 n
isolate 孤立 v
desolate 荒无人烟的
solo 独唱,独奏
He led a solitary life.
solitude
She longed for peace and solitude.
long for 渴望 v
retiring
As a child, Elizabeth was very shy
and retiring.
reserved
Ellen was a shy, reserved girl.
self-effacing 谦虚的
efface 抹除 v
ex-
incandescent 耀眼的,辉煌的
candid 坦白的 adj
candor 坦白 n
candidate 考生,候选人 n
unassuming 谦虚的
modest
humble 谦虚的,卑贱的
Welcome to my humble home.
欢迎光临寒舍
assume = presume 假设 v
presumptuous 冒昧的,无礼的
presume to do sth 自以为是,自作聪
明
to behave without respect or
politeness by doing something that
you have no right to do
I would never presume to tell you
what to do.
obliterate 摧毁 v
Hiroshima was nearly obliterated by
the atomic bomb.
Nothing could obliterate the memory
of those tragic events.
devastate 摧毁 v
vast 巨大的
a devastating smile
annihilate 摧毁 v
Just one of these bombs could
annihilate a city the size of New
York.
Tyson annihilated his opponent in
the first round.
nil 零 n
The new machine reduced labor
costs to almost nil.
Our team won by two goals to nil.
nihilism 虚无主义 n
1 the belief that nothing has any
meaning or value
2 the idea that all social and political
institutions should be destroyed
null and void 无效的
invalid 无效的
The contract was declared null and
void.
void 空虚 n
Running the business helped to fill
the void after his wife died.
Nothing can fill the void in my heart.
Let bygones be bygones.
devoid 缺乏的
The letter was devoid of warmth and
feeling.
indifferent 冷漠的,漠不关心的,平
庸的
mediocre 平庸的
nonchalant 冷漠的,漠不关心的
nullify 使无效 v
Recent inflation 通 货 膨 胀 could
nullify the economic growth of the
last several years.
deflation 通货紧缩 n
inflate a balloon 给气球充气
trigger 扳机 n 引发 v
His resignation precipitated a
leadership crisis.
The assassination of the president
precipitated the country into war.
hasty 仓促的
I don't think we should make
precipitate decisions.
premature 过早的 birth
death
precocious 早熟的
precipice 悬崖 n = cliff
precipitation 降水 n
deciduous 每年落叶的
accident
expedite 加速 v
We have developed rapid order
processing to expedite deliveries to
customers.
expeditious 速效的
All issues presented to the court are
considered as fairly and
expeditiously as possible.
expedient 权宜的
helping you to deal with a problem
quickly and effectively although
sometimes in a way that is not
morally right
This solution is politically expedient
but may well cause long-term
problems.
expedition 远征,考察旅行 n
Three members of the Everest
expedition were killed.
pedal 踏板 n
paddle 桨 n
peddle 兜售 v
He worked as a door-to-door
salesman peddling cloths and
brushes.
solicitor 推销员 n
someone who goes from place to
place trying to sell goods or services
A sign on the door read, ‘No
Solicitors’.
solicit 拉客 v
pervasive 无处不在的
pervade 渗透 v
A spirit of hopelessness pervaded the
country.
permeate 渗透 v
Racism continues to permeate our
society.
peruse 仔细阅读 v
She leant forward to peruse the
document more closely.
per- through 穿透,从头到尾
persist 坚持 v = persevere
permanent 永久的 = perpetual
perpetuate 使永久 v
The existence of the system
perpetuates this problem.
perpetuate beauty
chronic 慢性的
established 由来已久的
inveterate 根深蒂固的 smoker
veteran 老兵,老手 n
novice 新手 n
inborn 天生的
instinct 本能 n
intuition 直觉 n
instinctive 本能的
intuitive 直觉的
tutorial 教程 n
editorial 社评 n
intrinsic 内在的 value
extrinsic 外在的
indulge 放纵 v
pamper 溺爱 v
His mother spoiled him, indulging
his every whim.
whim 冲动 n = impulse
pulse 脉搏 n
I didn’t leave just on a whim.
出于冲动
caprice 冲动 n
capricious 善变的
Capricorn 摩羯座
She was as capricious as her mother
had been.
mercurial 善变的
mer-
mercury 水银
Mercury 水星
emerge 浮现,出现 v
immerse 浸泡 v
submerge 下沉,淹没 v
marine 海洋的
etymology 词源学 n
volatile 易挥发的,善变的
There have been riots before and the
situation is volatile.
riot 暴乱 n
He has a volatile temper.
revolve 旋转 v
revolve around 以……为中心
revolution 公转,革命 n
rotation 自转 n
书签
idiosyncrasy n
idiolect n
nauseous ,
I feel nauseous.
nauseated
nauseating
navy
navigate v
abstain v
-tain hold or keep
sustain v
Pilots must abstain from alcohol for
24 hours before flying.
refrain v
refuse
Please refrain from smoking in this
area.
forbear v
forgo v
forsake v
bear ,
I can’t bear a fool.
But your mother can.
pun n
forebear n
foresight n
hindsight n
hinder v
abstemious
moderate /i/ adj /ei/ v
m
modify v
austere ,
Her father is a very austere man.
Their clothes were always austere.
spartan ,
belligerent
bellicose
rebel v
antebellum
pugnacious
impugn , v
quixotic ,
Don Quixote
quixotic ideas or plans are not
practical and are based on
unreasonable hopes of improving the
world
This is a vast, exciting, and perhaps
quixotic project.
romantic
baroque , ornate
byzantine ,
placid
Marcus remained placid in the face
of her outburst.
pla-
plane n
plain n
platform n
placate v
These changes did little to placate the
unions.
tranquil
serene
quiet
quell v
Extra police were called in to quell
the disturbances.
turbulence , n
turmoil n
perturb v
imperturbable
unflappable
quench v
We stopped at a small bar to quench
our thirst.
Firemen tried to quench the flames
raging through the building.
Civil war has been raging in the
country for years.
,
A debate is raging about what form
pensions should take.
take the form of ……
Outside, a storm was raging.
tranquilizer = sedative
exuberant
They both laughed exuberantly.
ebullient ,
The Prime Minister was in ebullient
mood.
bubble out
exhilarated excited
hilarious
Hilary
comical
comic book
comedy
audacious
dare v
daredevil
Sheldon: Because I'd like to erase
Ben Affleck as Daredevil.
Wolowitz: So would Ben Affleck.
desperado
desperate ,
Are You Really That Desperate?
stunt man
double n
stunt n v
stunning
intrepid
tremble v
trepidation n = fear
undaunted
daunting
haunted
defiant ,
Despite the risk of suspension, he
remained defiant.
defy v
This was the first time that I dared to
defy my mother.
superfluous
overflow v
My presence at the afternoon's
proceedings was superfluous.
deterrent n
detergent n
deter v
Rigid laws can deter people from
committing a crime.
tautology n
The money should be adequate
enough.
He sat alone by himself.
log-
loc- circumlocution
loq-
monolog n
dialog n
prolog n
epilog n
epigram n
epistle n
epic n
epitaph n
epitome n
exemplar n
example n
locution
soliloquy = monolog
monotonous
colloquial
eloquent
loquacious
voluble volume
eulogize , v
eu- good
euphony n
euphonious
cacophony n
cacophonous
eureka
Archimedes
euthanasia n
euphoric
euphoria n
elated
gleeful