philosophical
adj. 哲學的
eg. Wilbur says he's not a coward, but that he's philosophically opposed to war.
威爾伯說他不是個懦夫，但他在哲學觀念上反對戰爭。

genius
n. 天才，天賦
eg. He is endowed with genius.
他有天才。

stained
n. 染色的
eg. He stained his military record by going AWOL [a.w.o.l.=absent without official leave].
他因擅離職守而玷污了軍績。

expertise
n. 專門知識
eg. His field of expertise was steroids.
他的專業領域是甾族化合物。

adept
adj. 熟練的；擅長......的
eg. The author is adept in depicting vast scenes.
作者很善于描寫大的場面。

parchment
n. 羊皮紙；羊皮紙文稿
eg. The writing on the parchment had faded until it was almost illegible.
羊皮紙上的字跡已褪色，到了差不多讓人認不清的地步。

comprise
vt. 包含；由......組成
eg. Their country is comprised of 50 states.
他們的國家是由50個州組成的。

chisel
vt. 欺騙；鑿刻
eg. He chiseled the figure of a girl out of a block of white marble.
他把一塊漢白玉雕成一個女孩的石像。

engrave
vt.雕刻；銘記
eg. That image is engraved on my mind.
那個形象銘記在我腦海里。