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Group 10
第十組
avoirdupois
n. 重量；體重
Dieters constantly check their avoirdupois.
節食著經常檢查他們的體重。
bagatelle
n. 瑣事
Pay attention to important matters; don't waste time on bagatelle.
注意重要的事情；不要在小事上浪費時間。
coup de grace
n. 致命的一擊；（以免其多受痛苦）慈悲的一擊
A sergeant upholstered his pistol and ran forward to give the coup de grace.
警官解開手槍奔上前去，發出致命的一槍。
facade
n. 建筑物的正面；任何事物的表面
The patient's cheerful smile was just a facade; actually, she was suffering from ennui.
那病人愉快的微笑只是表面上的；事實上她倦怠的很。
fete
l. n.節11；祝宴 2. vt. 宴請；招待
Retiring employees are often feted at a special dinner.
退休的職員經常被招待以一頓特殊的晚餐。
foyer
n. 門廳：休息室
Let's meet in the foyer of the Bijou Theater.
讓我們在珠寶戲院的休息室會面。
milieu
n. 環境
David found it much easier to make friends in his new milieu.
大衛發現在新環境里交朋友簡單多了。
parasol
n. 陽傘
In summer when you stroll on the boardwalk in the noonday sun, it is advisable to take along a parasol.
夏日正午陽光照耀下于海濱小路散步時，最好帶一把陽傘同行。
par excellence
n. 最卓越；出類拔萃
Charles Dickens was a raconteur par excellence.
查理斯·狄更斯是一位非常卓越的健談者。
pince-nez
n. 夾鼻眼鏡
Since they are held in place by a spring that pinches the nose, pince-nez may not be as comfortable as ordinary eyeglasses.
因為夾鼻眼鏡是利用彈獲夾住鼻子以固定位置，所以他們戴起來不如一般眼鏡舒服。
raison d'etre
n. 存在的理由
Abe is very fond of golf; he feels it is his chief raison d'etre.
亞伯非常喜歡打高爾夫球，并認為那是他生存的主要原因。
rendezvous
n. 1. 約會地點 2. 約會
We agreed to meet after the test at the corner ice-cream parlor, our usual rendezvous.
我們說好考試結束以后在轉角的冰淇淋店見面，那是我們約會的老地方。
silhouette
n. 1. 影子 2. 輪廓
I knew that Dad was coming to let me in because I recognized his silhouette behind the curtained door.
我知道父親正走過來開門讓我進去，因為我認出簾幕門后他的影像。
sobriquet
n. 綽號
Andrew Jackson was known by the sobriquet "Old Hickory."
安德魯·杰克生以其綽號“老山胡挑”而知名。
souvenir
n. 紀念品；紀念
To most graduates the senior yearbook is a treasured souvenir of high school days.
對大部份畢業生來說，高中畢業紀念冊是中學時代珍貴的紀念。
tour de force
n. 力作；絕技
George's sixty-yard touchdown run was an admirable tour de force that won the game for us.
喬洽持球跑了六碼而觸地得分，實為令人贊嘆之舉，并為我們贏得這場球賽．
vis-a-vis
n. 1. 面對面 2. 相對著
At the banquet table, I had the good fortune to sit vis-a-vis an old school chum.
在宴會桌上，我恰巧坐在一位老同學的對面。
