泥吧的部落格

genteel   [dʒɛnˋtil] adjective

原句:We are not；we are genteel.

解釋:

1.quiet and polite, often in an exaggerated way; from, or pretending to be from, a high social class

ex.a genteel manner

    Her genteel accent irritated me.

    He lived in genteel poverty

2.quiet and old-fashioned and perhaps slightly boring

genteelly (adverb.)

stout [staʊt] adjective

原句: clergyman, stout but attractive, who hurried forward to take his place at the table, cheerfully apologizing for his lateness.

解釋:

1.rather fat

同義字:plump

ex.She was about fifty and quite stout.

2.strong and thick

ex.a stout pair of shoes, a stout stick/branch

3. brave and determined

ex.He put up a stout defence in court.

    This requires a stout heart.

sermon [ˋsɝmən] noun.

原句:He preferred to talk to Lucy, whose playing he remembered, rather than to Miss Bartlett, who probably remembered his sermons.

解釋:

1.a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service

2.moral advice that a person tries to give you in a long talk

ex.We had to listen to a long sermon on the evils of wasting time.

despondent  [dɪˋspɑndənt] adjective

原句:"Yes," said Lucy despondently.

解釋:sad, without much hope

ex.She was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going.

    There are times when it is hard not to feel despondent.

變化:

despondency (noun.)

ex.a mood of despondency

    Life's not all gloom and despondency.

despondently (adverb.)