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Conviction
1. the act of finding sb guilty of a crime in a court of law; the fact of having been found guilty 判罪；定罪；證明有罪
She has six previous convictions for theft. 她有六次盜竊前科。
He plans to appeal against his conviction. 他不服判決，準備上訴。
an offence which carries, on conviction, a sentence of not more than five years' imprisonment 定罪后可判處五年或以下監禁的罪行
2. a strong opinion or belief 堅定的看法（或信念）
strong political/moral convictions
堅定不移的政治╱道德信念
She was motivated by deep religious conviction.
她的行動是出于虔誠的宗教信仰。
a conviction that all would be well in the end
最終一切都會好起來的堅定信念
3. the feeling or appearance of believing sth strongly and of being sure about it 深信；堅信；堅定；肯定
‘Not true!’ she said with conviction.
“不真實！”她肯定地說道。
He said he agreed but his voice lacked conviction.
他說他贊同，但語氣不堅定。
The leader's speech in defence of the policy didn't carry much conviction.
那位領導人為政策辯護的講話不是很有說服力。
Entail: to involve sth that cannot be avoided 牽涉；須要；使必要
The job entails a lot of hard work.
這工作需要十分艱苦的努力。
The girls learn exactly what is entailed in caring for a newborn baby.
姑娘們正好在學怎樣照看新生兒。
It will entail driving a long distance every day.
這意味著每天都要長途開車。
Efficacy: the ability of sth, especially a drug or a medical treatment, to produce the results that are wanted （尤指藥物或治療方法的）功效，效驗，效力
Vicious: violent and cruel 狂暴的；殘酷的
a vicious assault/attack/murder
猛烈的襲擊／進攻；殘忍的謀殺
a vicious criminal/gang
兇殘的罪犯／匪幫
She has a vicious temper.
她性情暴虐。
Demeaning: putting sb in a position that does not give them the respect that they should have 降低身分的；失去尊嚴的
He found it demeaning to work for his former employee.
他覺得為自己以前的雇員工作有失體面。
