joan8611tw的部落格

Propinquity(n.)接近；類似

definition:

the property of being close together [syn: {proximity}, {propinquity}]

cacophony(n.)雜音

definition:

    n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blare}, {blaring},

           {cacophony}, {clamor}, {din}]

      2: loud confusing disagreeable sounds

Equanimity(n.)平靜；鎮定

definition:

           steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their

           problems with composure and she with equanimity" [syn:

           {composure}, {calm}, {calmness}, {equanimity}] [ant:

           {discomposure}]

Avarice(n.)貪婪

definition:

    1. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness for

        wealth; covetousness; cupidity.

        [1913 Webster]

              To desire money for its own sake, and in order to

              hoard it up, is avarice.              --Beattie.

        [1913 Webster]

     2. An inordinate desire for some supposed good.

        [1913 Webster].

Insatiable(a.)不知足的

definition:

             impossible to satisfy; "an insatiate appetite"; "an

             insatiable demand for old buildings to restore"; "his

             passion for work was unsatiable" [syn: {insatiate},

             {insatiable}, {unsatiable}] [ant: {satiate}, {satiated}]

Adherent(a.)附著的

definition:

     1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. --Pope.

        [1913 Webster]

     2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.

        [1913 Webster]

     3. (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind,

        as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.

        [1913 Webster]

Apathy(n.)冷漠

definition:

      1: an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

      2: the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things

         generally [syn: {apathy}, {indifference}, {numbness},

         {spiritlessness}]

Indolent(a.)懶惰的

definition:

     1: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under

             whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-

             on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle

             youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not

             necessarily work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent},

             {lazy}, {otiose}, {slothful}, {work-shy}]

      2: (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually

         painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent

         infectious disease"

platitude(n.)單調；陳腐

definition:

    1. The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat

        commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language.

        [1913 Webster]

              To hammer one golden grain of wit into a sheet of

              infinite platitude.                   --Motley.

        [1913 Webster]

     2. A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a

        truism; a commonplace.

        [1913 Webster]

Condescend(v.)謙遜；屈就；墮落

definition:

      1: behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

      2: do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

         [syn: {condescend}, {deign}, {descend}]

      3: debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or

         dishonorable way; "I won't stoop to reading other people's

         mail" [syn: {condescend}, {stoop}, {lower oneself}]

      4: treat condescendingly [syn: {patronize}, {patronise},

         {condescend}]

Zenith(n.)全盛時期

definition:

the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected [ant: {nadir}]

omnipotent(a.)全能的

definition:

having unlimited power [syn: {almighty}, {all-powerful},{omnipotent}]

peremptory (a.)斷然的

definition:

     1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of

        question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive;

        conclusive; final.

        [1913 Webster]

              Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory

              designs to get thither.               --Jer. Taylor.

        [1913 Webster]

     2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial;

        dogmatical.

        [1913 Webster]

              Be not too positive and peremptory.   --Bacon.

        [1913 Webster]

              Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. --Shak.

        [1913 Webster]

     3. Firmly determined; unawed. [Poetic] --Shak.