joan8611tw的部落格

importune(v.)強求

definition:To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry.

à importunity (n.)  importunate (adj.)

subjugate(v.)征服

definition: put down by force or intimidation

àsubjugator (n.)

Surreptitious(a.)祕密的；暗中的

definition: marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack";

à subreption (n.)

Incontrovertible(a.)無疑的

definition: Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute;indisputable

à controvert (v.)

Subterranean

definition: being or operating under the surface of the earth

àsubterranean (adj.)

Premise(v.)假定

definition: A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something

previously stated or assumed as the basis of furtherargument; a condition

àpremises (n.)

Jeopardize(v.)危害

definition: pose a threat to; present a danger to

à jeopardise (v.)

surmise(v.)猜測

definition: To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess

à

inchoate(a.)剛開始的

definition: only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

àchoate (adj.) inchoative (adj.)

Nettle(v.)激怒

definition: To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent anger.

Aspire(v.)渴望

definition: To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high or great; to pant; to long

àaspirant (n.) aspirate (v.)

Supine(a.)仰臥的

definition: Lying on the back, or with the face upward

àsupinate (v.)

★If I looked compared to others far, is because I stand on giant shoulder.

  如果我看的比別人遠，是因為我站在巨人的肩膀上。