nostalgic [n?'stæld??k] 總頻率:8
adj. 懷舊的;鄉愁的
having or bringing a sad feeling mixed with pleasure when you think of happy times in the past
例 句 He is attending the ceremony chiefly because he is nostalgic about the venue.
關 聯 nostalgia [n?'stæld??] n. 鄉愁;懷舊之情 頻率:3
feasible ['fi?z?bl] 總頻率:8
adj. 可行的,可能的
that is possible and likely to be achieved
例 句 Of course, it might not always be possible to collect all the data, but it is getting much more feasible to capture vastly more of a phenomenon than simply a sample and to aim for all of it.
關 聯 feasibility [?fi?z?'b?l?t?] n. 可行性;可能性 頻率:2
defendant [d?'fend?nt] 總頻率:8
n. 被告人;被告
the person in a trial who is accused of committing a crime, or who is being sued by another person
例 句 At the start of the experiment, the subjects were randomly assigned to their roles as plaintiff and defendant.
emancipate [?'mæns?pe?t] 總頻率:8
v. 解放,解除束縛
to free sb., especially from legal, political or social controls that limit what they can do
例 句 When we emancipated the slaves, did we mean they should be banished―is that it?
關 聯 emancipator [?'mæns??pe?t?] n. 釋放者;解放者 頻率:3
emancipation [??mæns?'pe??n] n. 解放;釋放 頻率:2
stake [ste?k] 總頻率:8
n. 重大利益,重大利害關繫
an important part or share in a business, plan, etc. that is important to you and that you want to be successful
例 句 If this is true, Mars’s reputation as a once-habitable planet that may still harbor microscopic life is at stake.
proximity [pr??k's?m?t?] 總頻率:8
n. 接近,臨近
the state of being near sb./sth. in distance or time
例 句 One reason that’s the case is that cities grow “superlinearly”: interpersonal connections grow at a greater rate than sheer population, and with that super proximity comes a super exchange of ideas.
virtuous ['v??rt???s] 總頻率:8
adj. 有美德的
behaving in a very good and moral way
例 句 Take fair trade coffee (coffee that is sold with a certification that indicates the farmers and workers who produced it were paid a fair wage), for example: buying it might have good consequences, be virtuous, and also be the right way to act in a flawed market.
foul [fa?l] 總頻率:8
v.(通常用廢物)弄髒,污染
to make sth. dirty, usually with waste material
例 句 Lorries big as houses transported goods from the cities and fouled the air with their exhaust。