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英語單詞學習(1)

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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 傾向的, 易於; 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
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