tact
【考法 1】 n. 機敏,精明,不冒犯: a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense
【例】 She talked to her neighbor with supreme tact. 她和鄰居說話語調十分圓滑。
【近】 diplomacy
【反】 clumsiness, insensitivity, tactlessness 笨拙
tactile
【考法 1】 adj. 有觸覺的,能觸知的: perceptible by touch: tangible
【例】 The thick brushstrokes give the painting a tactile quality. 粘稠的筆觸給了這幅畫一種厚實的感覺。
tactless
【考法 1】 adj. 不機智的,笨拙的: bluntly inconsiderate or indiscreet.
【例】 tactless comments 不明智的評論
【近】 graceless, ill-advised, imprudent, indelicate, injudicious, undiplomatic
【反】 advisable, discreet, judicious, prudent, tactful, wise 小心謹慎的,明智的
talisman
【考法 1】 n. 護身符: something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil
【例】 A pendant of white nephrite jade is often worn by Indians as a talisman to ward off heart disease. 印度人通常戴一串軟玉項鏈防止心臟病發作。
【近】 amulet, fetish, mascot, mojo, periapt, phylactery
taint
【考法 1】 vt. (品質)污損: to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable
【例】 A tendency toward conceitedness taints that athlete's status as a role model. 該運動員自負的傾向玷污了其行為模范的地位。
【近】 blemish, darken, mar, spoil, tarnish, vitiate
【派】 tainted 污損的
【反】 pristine, unspoiled, wholesome, unadulterated 純潔的,健全的
tamper
【考法 1】 vi. 惡意竄改,損害: to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously
【例】 tamper with tradition 壞了規矩
【近】 diddle with, fiddle with, fool with, mess with
【考法 2】 v. 玩弄: to tinker with rashly or foolishly
【例】 Don't tamper with my feelings. 不要玩弄我的感情。
tangent
【考法 1】n. / adj. 離題(的),不相關(的): diverging from an original purpose of course: irrelevant
【例】 tangent remarks 不相關的評論
【近】 excursive, digressive
【反】 essential 重要的
tangible
【考法 1】 adj. 可感知的: capable of being perceived
【近】 palpable, touchable
【反】 impalpable, intangible, unable to perceive 無法感知的
【考法 2】 adj. 確鑿的,真實的: possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete
【例】 tangible evidence 確鑿的證據
tangy
【考法 1】 adj. 刺激的: having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor
【例】 a tangy sauce with a strong aftertaste 味道很刺激的醬料,回味無窮
【近】 pungent, strong
【反】 bland, mild, smooth 不刺激的
tantalize
【考法 1】 vt. 激起,挑逗: to excite (another) by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach
【例】 He was tantalized by the possibility of earning a lot of money quickly. 有人用迅速致富挑逗他。
【反】 comfort, console, solace, alleviate, assuage, relieve, satiate 安慰,緩和
adj. 具體的,實質性的,混凝土的
n. 水