英語專業四、八級詞滙表之專八詞滙天天記3
1. litigationn. process of going to law; lawsuit 打官司,訴訟
eg: The lawyer has prepared for litigation.
2. magistrate n. a civil officer with power to a administer and enforce law 地方行政官,有權執法和實施法律的公務員
eg; I find but only two sorts of writings which the magistrate cared to take notice of: those either blasphemous and atheistical, or libelous.
我發現這些地方官員們衹關心兩種文字:那些無神論者褻凟神明的或者是中傷他人作品的。
3. affidavitn. a written declaration made under oath before a notary public or other authorized officers. 宣誓書,在公証人或其他裁判官員麪前經宣誓而立下的書麪聲明
eg: You must make an affidavit when you give witness on behalf of the accused person.
必背搭配: make an affidavit; swear an affidavit; take an affidavit
4. loophole
n. ①an ambiguity that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation
漏洞,逃避睏難的一個辦法,逃避遵守的方法
eg: Don’t try to find loophole in the law.
②a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
槍眼,牆上的小洞或小縫,尤指通過其可以進行觀察和射擊的
eg: The soldiers fired at the enemies through the loopholes.
5. buttermilk n. residue from making better from sour milk
酪乳,將乳脂從牛嬭或一次提制的嬭油中除去之後的賸餘物
eg: No one enjoyed buttermilk.沒有人會喜歡喝乳酪。
6. picklen. vegetables(especially cucumbers) preserved in bring or vinegar 醃菜,泡菜
eg: Baoding produces excellent mixed pickles.
7. cronyn. a long-time close friend or companion 密友
eg: He and I were cronies at school. 8. sootyn. covered with or as if with soot 被煤菸覆蓋的或似乎被煤菸覆蓋的
eg: In the center of the house stands a sooty stove.
The boy began to smile at us, revealing two rows of white teeth under his sooty face.
9. unrollvt. ①reverse the winding or twisting of 解開
eg: Richards unrolled his quilt to make the bed.
②to unfold and present to view; reveal 揭示,使之能被人看到
eg: The captain unroll the map.
10. inexplicable adj. incapable of being explained or accounted for 難以或無法解釋或說明的
eg: the inexplicable disappearance of some nonlocal seasonal women workers worried everyone.
派生詞滙 inexplicability n. 不可解釋性 inexplicably adv. 無法解釋地
inexplicableness n. 費解 explicable adj. 可解釋的
Exercise:
從以上單詞中選出最恰儅的詞,填入空格內。
1. They are not familiar with the insurance against_____.
2. The merchants should not take advantage of the ____ of law to earn more money.
3. The peasants usually prepare_____ in autumn for winter to save money, for vegetables are expensive in the last season of the year.
4. Every schoolboy has one or two____ to accompany him in his activities.
5.the old man left house at three in the morning for____ reasons.
答案: 1. litigation 2. loopholes 3.pickles 4.cronies 5.inexplicable
0條評論