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Unit 5
第五單元
Adonis
n. 美男子
Peter, who was chosen the handsomest boy in the senior class, is quite an Adonis.
彼德真是一個美男子，他在高年級班中被選為最英俊的男孩。
aegis
n. 庇護；支持
An international force under the aegis of the United Nations has been dispatched to the troubled area.
國際部隊在聯合國的支持下，已被派遣到變亂的地區。
amazon
n. 有男子氣概的女人
Pioneer women were veritable amazons, performing heavy household chores in addition to toiling in the fields beside their menfolk.
拓荒的女性確實很有男子氣概，要做家中的粗工．還要和男人在田里辛勞工作。
ambrosial
adj. 美味的
The ambrosial aroma of the roast whetted our appetites.
烤肉的美味香氣刺激了我們的食欲。
atlas
n. 地圖
For reliable information about present national boundaries, consult an up-to-date atlas.
要得到現今國家邊界的可靠知識，查閱一下最新地圖。
auroral
adj. 1. 曙光的 2．玫瑰色的
The darkness waned and a faint auroral glow began to appear in the east.
黑暗接近尾聲，而一道微弱的曙光開始從東方出現。
bacchanalian
adj. 鬧酒狂飲的
At 2 A. M. the neighbors called the police to quell the bacchanalian revelry in the upstairs apartment.
清晨兩點，鄰居們叫警察來制止公寓樓上的飲酒狂歡。
chimerical
adj. 荒延的
At first, Robert Fulton's plans for his steamboat were derided as chimerical nonsense.
起初，羅伯特富爾敦的汽船設計被笑為荒誕無聊的事。
Draconian
adj. 嚴苛的
The dictator took Draconian measures against those he suspected of plotting a rebellion.
獨裁者以嚴苛的手段來對付那些他懷疑陰謀反叛的人。
Elysian
adj. 快樂的
Students studying For final examinations yearn for the Elysian idleness of the summer vacation.
正在為期考準備的學生，渴望著閑逸快樂的暑假。
hector
vt. vi. 1. 威嚇 2. 咆哮
The pickets did not allow themselves to be provoked , despite the unruly crowds that gathered to hector them.
擔任防止破壞的衛隊，不允許自己被激怒，即使那些蠻橫的群眾集結去威嚇他們。
Herculean
adj. 1. 極困難的 2. 需要大力氣的
Among the Herculean tasks confronting large cities are slum clearance and traffic control.
大城市所面臨極困難的工作之一，就是清除貧民窟和控制交通。
hermetic
adj. 密封的
Dad had to break the hermetic seal to get a pill from the new bottle.
父親必須打開密封的封口，從新瓶中拿出一顆藥丸。
iridescent
adj. 紅色的
Children enjoy blowing iridescent soap bubbles from pipes.
孩子們喜歡從管中吹出有紅色的肥皂泡泡。
jovial
adj. 快樂的
Our jovial host entertained us with several amusing anecdotes about his employer.
我們快樂的主人用幾則有關他老板的趣聞來娛樂我們。
labyrinthine
adj. 1.如迷宮的 2.復雜的
Out-of-towners may easily lose their way in New York City's labyrinthine subway passages.
鄉下人很容易在紐約城市中如迷宮般的路上迷失。
laconic
adj. 簡明的
All I received in response to my request was the laconic reply "Wait. "
我的要求所獲得的反應只是簡明的回答：“等”。
lethargic
adj. 昏睡的
For several hours after the operation the patient was lethargic because of the anesthetic.
手術后幾小時，病人因麻醉劑而昏睡著。
Lucullan
adj．富奢的
Thanksgiving dinner at Grandmother's is almost a Lucullan feast.
祖母家的感恩晚餐幾乎是個豪奢的盛宴。
martial
adj. 好戰的
The Helvetians were a martial people who tried to conquer southern Gaul.
赫爾維希亞人是一個好戰的民族，嘗試征服南方的高盧。
mentor
n. 1.顧問 2.體育教練
The retiring foreman was persuaded to stay on for a month as mentor to his successor.
退休的領班被勸留下一個月，做繼任者的顧問。
mercurial
adj. 1.活潑的 2.容易改變的 3.狡猾的 4.善辯的
The older partner is rather dull and morose, but the younger has a mercurial temperament that appeals to customers.
較年長的合伙人相當沉悶陰郁，但那個較年輕的個性卻相當活潑，常討顧客們歡心。
