propensity
A propensidty to something or a propensity for something is a natural tendency to behave in a particular way
Pens/pend -> 1. Weight(pound) 2. Cost 3. Hang 向前偏重
impend 即將發(fā)生 [掛在心里]
will happen; will occur; impending war/disaster(即將發(fā)生的戰(zhàn)爭/災(zāi)難) |imminent 即將來臨的 adj|
append：附加 [ap 加強(qiáng)]
appendix (附錄)
suspend：暫停 [掛下方]
- If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a dicision is made about it [暫停]
- If someone is suspended, they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them [使停職]
- If something is suspended from a high place, it is hanging from that place [hang/懸掛]
pensive：郁郁不樂[weight/心情沉重,沉思冥想]
If you are pensive, you are thinking deeply about something, especially something that worries you slightly
recompense：賠償[cost/再一次一起花錢,彌補(bǔ)]
compensate[補(bǔ)償] - If you are given something, usually money, in recompense, you are given it as a reward or because you have suffered [獎賞,補(bǔ)償]
- If you recompense someone for their efforts or their loss, you given them something, usually money, as a payment or reward [報酬,賠償]
ponder：思考[e 變成了 o ,反復(fù)掂量weight]
If you ponder something, you think about it carefully [仔細(xì)思考]
ponderous：沉重的[胖得要死, ous 充滿重量]
Ponderous writing or speech is a very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is dull [文章,話語 冗長沉悶 表不滿]
preponderant:優(yōu)勢）[weight 最前面的重量, 含金量排第一的]
greater in weight, force, influence, etc[在重量,力量,影響等上 占優(yōu)勢]
proscribe [scribe -> 寫 ; 前方寫明, 明令禁止]
If something is proscribed by people in authority, the existence or the use of that thing is forbidden [正式宣布被禁止]
nondescript 無法描述, 莫可名狀的, 不倫不類
prescribe:規(guī)定 [預(yù)先寫好的] - If a doctor prescribes medicine or treatment for you, he or she tells you what medicine or treatment to have [開 藥,處方]
- If a person or set of laws or rules prescribes an action or duty, they state that is must be carried out [規(guī)定]
interdict：禁令
If an armed force interdicts something or someone, they stop them and prevent them from moving. If they interdict a route, they block it or cut it off[阻斷,封鎖]
prohibit：禁止 [exhibit 展覽 禁止展覽 inhibit：抑制]
If a law or someone in authority prohibits something, they forbid it or make it illegal [禁止]
taboo：禁忌 [tattoo 紋身]
A taboo against a subject or activity is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive [禁忌]
ban：禁止 - To ban something means to state officially that is must not be done, slown, or used [官方 明令禁止]
- A ban is an official ruling that something must not be done, shown, or used [官方禁令]
- If you are banned from doing something, you are officially prevented from doing it [禁止]
pseudonym [假名,筆名pseudoscience：偽科學(xué) PS的 pseudo假的
nym/nom -> name
A pseudonym is a name that someone, usually a writer, uses instead of his or her real name
pseudomyopia：假性近視 [myopia]
not genuine; prenteded [假的]
anonymous：匿名 [a 一個 no 沒 nym名字 ous的] - If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it [匿名的]
- Something that is anonymous does not reveal who you are [不記名的]
nominate：提名 [nom 名單 in 在里面 內(nèi)部有個名單] - If someone is nominated for a job or position, their name is formally suggested as a candidate for it[為工作,職位 提名]
- If you dominate someone to a job or position, you formally choose them to hold that job or position [任命]
- If someone or something such as an actor or a film is nominated for an award, someone formally suggests that they should be given that award [被提名 某獎項(xiàng)]
denominate：稱呼 [ de 向下, 定下名字 命名]
to give a specific name to; designate 給… 命名
ignominy：恥辱 [ig not 不 nom /名譽(yù) ]
Ignominy is shame or public disgrace [恥辱,公開羞辱]
pugnacious [pugn -> fight pun -> punish 懲罰 打架打的多]
Someone who is pugnacious is always ready to argue or start a fight [好斗的]
repugnant：令人反感的 [反過來打自己人] - If you think that something is horrible and disgusting, you can say that it is repugnant [讓人反感,厭惡的]
impugn：抨擊 [加強(qiáng) 打擊一個人]
If you impugn something such as someone’s motives or integrity, you imply that they are not entirely honest or honourable [指責(zé),質(zhì)疑]
impunity：有罪不罰的現(xiàn)象 [不懲罰, 免罪]
If you sat that someone does something with impunity, you dispprove of the fact that they are not punished for doing something bad [不受懲罰表不滿]
puissance [power]
權(quán)利,權(quán)勢,影響
clout：影響力 [ cloud 只手遮天] - If you clout someone, you hit them [打]
- A person or institution that has clout has influence and power [影響力]
punctilious 一絲不茍 [punc -> 刺 pin -> 針 puncture 刺破]
Someone who is punctilious is very careful to behave correctly [拘謹(jǐn)?shù)腯
circumspect：周到
If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks [說話做事] 謹(jǐn)慎小心的
discreet：謹(jǐn)慎
- If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone [ 言行]謹(jǐn)慎的
- If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassing or to gain an advantage [謹(jǐn)慎保密的]
- If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed [小巧的,不顯眼的 表贊許]
prudent：謹(jǐn)慎meticulous：細(xì)致
Someone who is prudent is sensible and careful [謹(jǐn)慎的]
compunction：內(nèi)疚 [一起刺 千夫所指 心上被針扎了一樣]
If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty [悔恨表不滿]
pungent：刺鼻的 [punc -> pung 刺激辛辣的]
Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant [刺鼻的,刺激味覺嗅覺的]
expunge：抹去 [拔除刺]
If you expunge something, you get rid of it completely, because it causes problems or bad feelings [抹去,清除]
poignant：辛酸的[point 尖的]
Something that is poignant affects you deeply and makes you feel sadness or regret [辛酸的]
expurgate：刪去 [ex – purify - gate]
If someone expurgates a piece of writing, they remove parts of it before it is published because they think those parts will offend or shock people [內(nèi)容尺度而刪減]
