英語單詞學習(1)

這個夏天選了一門課， 學習的過程中，發現自己有很多生詞，有些是老詞的一些新的用法， 把它們收集起來，幫助自己學習記憶。隻收集自己認為有用的用法，不是簡單來自詞典。
 
1. precedent 先例， 前例

• a legal precedent
• set/creat a precedent
• precedent for
• without precedent
• break with precedent (= do something in a new way)

2. rein: 韁繩, 支配, 統治

• free rein : the freedom to do, say or feel what you want

3. predisposed 易感染的， 易於去做某件事的

• be predisposed to/toward something
• to be genetically predisposed to cancer

4. deceptive 迷惑的, 騙人的; 欺詐的; 虛偽的

• deceptive practices

5. veracity: the quality of being true, honest or accurate 說真實話, 誠實, 老實
     - the veracity of such findings may be questionable
     - Complementary qualitative evidence corroborates the veracity of such findings.
     - Veracity of this story

6. subscribe to 訂閱，定購， 同意，支持

subscribe to a theory or belief
“If you agree with a theory or belief, you subscribe to it, just as
you subscribe to a magazine.”


7. prone 有…傾向的, 易於…的; 傾斜的; 俯臥的, 麵向下的; 陡的

• be prone to something or do something
• be prone to sickness
• be prone to cough and cold
• be prone to heart attack
• be prone to falls due to balance problems
• be prone to back pains thanks to unhealthy postures
• be prone to anger
• be prone to aggression
• be prone to memory problems

8. subservient to 屈從於，臣服於

• Women naturally subservient to men?
• the rights of the individual are made subservient to the interests of the state

9. precedence 優先, 居先

• take precedence over
• Business people often think that fluency and communication take precedence over grammar when speaking.
• Should seniority take precedence over competence?
• Should friendship take precedence over seniority?

10. inure 使習慣

• inure somebody to something
• if you become inured to something unpleasant, you become familiar with it and able to accept it and bear it

[tern2]

很不錯啊。