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turncoat
【考法 1】 n. 叛徒： one who switches to an opposing side or party; specifically: traitor
【例】 He was labeled as a turncoat. 他是一個叛徒。
【近】 renegade, traitor, apostate, recreant, betrayer, quisling
【反】 loyalist, partisan, adherent, supporter 支持者，追隨者
turpitude...
【考法 1】 n. 卑鄙： inherent baseness: depravity
【例】 moral turpitude 道德上的卑鄙行為
【近】 abjection, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadency, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissoluteness, libertinism, perversion, rakishness
【反】 probity 正直
twig .
【考法 1】 v. 了解： to have a clear idea of
【例】 It took me a while to twig the true nature of the relationship between the two women. 我花了很久時間才搞清楚這倆女人之間的關系。
【近】 appreciate, apprehend, cognize, compass, conceive, decipher, decode, dig, discern, perceive, recognize, savvy, seize, sense, tumble to, catch on to, make out
typo
【考法 1】 n. 打字錯誤： an error in typed or typeset material
【例】 make one typo on the memo 在樣張上打錯一個字
【近】 misprint, bug
tyro
【考法 1】 n. 新手，業余愛好者： a beginner in learning: novice
【例】 a tyro in the art of piano 鋼琴界的新手
【近】 novice, apprentice, neophyte, rookie, amateur, dabbler, dilettante, fledgling, recruit
【反】 old hand, old-timer, vet, expert, professional, veteran 專家
ubiquitous
【考法 1】 adj. 無所不在的，普通的： being everywhere at the same time; often observed or encountered
【例】 The conflict between opposites is ubiquitous. 對立的沖突無所不在。
【近】 omnipresent, universal, general, common
【反】 extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual, unique, particular 獨特的，不常見的
unassailable
【考法 1】 adj. 無可爭辯的，無法否認的，不可褻瀆的： not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
【例】 an unassailable article 無可爭辯的文章
【近】 undeniable, inviolable, sacrosanct , irrefutable, indisputable, unexceptionable, unimpeachable
【反】 controversial 有爭議的
uncanny
【考法 1】 adj. 離奇的，奇異的： being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
【例】 The silence was uncanny. 靜得出奇
【近】 magical, miraculous, phenomenal, preternatural, superhuman, supernormal, transcendent, transcendental, uncanny, unearthly
【反】 ordinary, commonplace, normal 平凡的
uncouth
【考法 1】 adj. 粗俗的，沒有品位的： lacking in refinement or good taste
【例】 the movie's uncouth humor seemed to be purposely offensive 電影里一些惡俗的幽默貌似是故意的
【近】 crass, rude, discourteous, disgracious, ungraceful, crude, ill-bred, ill-mannered, uncivil, unrefined
【反】 genteel, cultivated, cultured, polished, urbane, seemly 得體的，有教養的
unctuous
【考法 1】 adj. 油嘴滑舌的，諂媚的： overly or insincerely flattering
【例】 an unctuous appraisal of the musical talent shown by the boss's daughter 拍老板馬屁，說他女兒音樂劇的才能非常卓越
【近】 adulatory, gushing, hagiographic, oily, oleaginous, soapy
【考法 2】 adj. 夸張的，做作的： characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
【例】 an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters 過分做作想在選民面前表現地虔誠
【近】 artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, fake, feigned, hypocritical, phony, pretended
【反】 artless, candid, genuine, heartfelt, honest, sincere, undesigning, unfeigned 真實的
adj. 到處存在的，遍在的
