【楼诚大法背单词】S1 E13
【dichotomy】| BrE dʌɪˈkɒtəmi, dɪˈkɒtəmi, AmE daɪˈkɑdəmi |
n. 一分为二；对分
a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities; a difference between two opposite things : a division into two opposite groups
Students discussed the dichotomy between Cheng's style of life and work: easy-going versus rigurous.
【forestall】| BrE fɔːˈstɔːl, AmE fɔrˈstɔl
vt. 抢在…前行动；预先阻止
to get ahead of; to exclude, hinder, or prevent by prior occupation or measures
Tai succeeded in forestalling the arrival of Sakura Express.
【conciliatory】| BrE kənˈsɪliətəri, AmE kənˈsɪliəˌtɔri |
adj. 调解的，安抚的
having the intention or effect of making angry people calm
Although Cheng has used a more conciliatory tone, Lou is still furious at the fact that Wang Tianfeng and Ming Jing are dating outside now.
【stolid】| BrE ˈstɒlɪd, AmE ˈstɑləd |
adj. 不动感情的
having or expressing little or no sensibility
"As I'm not a journalist, if you think Nothing to Say could be the headline, just report it tomorrow." Secretary Ming remained stolid.
【repudiate】 BrE rɪˈpjuːdɪeɪt, AmE rəˈpjudiˌeɪt |
vt. 否认；拒绝履行；与…断绝关系
to reject as unauthorized or as having no binding force/untrue or unjust; to refuse to have anything to do with; to divorce or separate formally from (a woman)
Pressed by Jing, Lou repudiated the status of traitor, and claimed that he had repudiated Manchun years ago.
【levee】| AmE ˈlɛvi |
n. 为专人举行的招待会；高级官员举办的招待会
a reception usually in honor of a particular person; a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
Lou and Cheng started their disguising from the levee at Shanghai held by Wang's Government.
【lassitude】| BrE ˈlasɪtjuːd, AmE ˈlæsəˌt(j)ud |
n. 疲乏
a condition of weariness or debility; a condition of listlessness
Their own lassitude is allowed to be faced untill midnight. In the daytime, hundreds of thousands of people on this land are waiting for being delivered from the painful lassitude.
【pedantic】| BrE pɪˈdantɪk, AmE pəˈdæn(t)ɪk |
adj. 学究式的；卖弄学问的
of, relating to, or being a pedant; narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned
New students attending Econometrics had thought that Professor would be a boring, pedantic old man. However, the humorous, handsome man hitted them in the hearts.
【disparate】| BrE ˈdɪsp(ə)rət, AmE ˈdɪspərət, dəˈspɛrət |
adj. 迥然不同的；由不同成分组成的
markedly distinct in quality or character; containing or made up of fundamentally different and often incongruous elements
As a secretary, Cheng had always seemed able to think along several lines at once, bringing oddly disparate affairs together to make the office arranged.
【elicit】| BrE ɪˈlɪsɪt, AmE iˈlɪsət |
vt. 引出
to draw forth or bring out (something latent or potential); to call forth or draw out (as information or a response)
The invitation from Manchun elicited only a gentle smile of Lou, since he was missing the barbecued pork made by Cheng.
真·题外话
最近刷的社统论文里经常出现dichonomy的形容词形式dichotomous, dichotomous variable表示二元变量，即变量只取0,1两类值。一个栗子：
The threshold effect is represented by a pair of dichotomous variables identifying sample Health, members who were caring for a least ten hours a week (CARE>=10) and those who were caring but for less than ten hours (CARE<10).
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