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counterpart .
【考法 1】 n. （地位、功能）對等的人或物： one having the same function or characteristics as another
【例】 She worked with her counterpart in the other office to get the job done. 她與另一個辦公室的同職人員一起努力完成這項工作。‖U.S. presidents and his British counterpart 美國總統和英國首相
【近】 coequal, compeer, coordinate, equivalent, fellow, like, match, parallel, peer, rival
courteous .
【考法 1】 adj. 禮貌的，恭謙有禮的： marked by polished manners, gallantry, or ceremonial usage of a court
【例】 Their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people. 哪怕是對粗魯的消費者，他們的客服部門總是用一種非常有禮貌的態度回復。
【近】 civil, civilized, couth, genteel, gracious, mannerly, suave, urbane, well-bred
【反】 discourteous, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, impolite, impudent, insolent, rude 粗魯的，不禮貌的
【派】 courtesy n. 禮貌，恭謙
credible .
【考法 1】 adj. 可信的，值得信賴的： worthy of being accepted as true or reasonable
【例】 It's not perfect, but is at least a credible explanation. 盡管還不算完美，但這好歹也算是可信的解釋了。‖a credible account of an accident 事故的可靠報道
【近】 believable, creditable, likely, plausible, presumptive, probable
【反】 implausible, improbable, incredible, unbelievable, unlikely 不可信的，難以置信的
【派】 credibility n. 可靠性，公信力
credit .
【考法 1】 n. 信任，信賴： mental conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon
【例】 I give full credit to this report on the prevalence of cheating among college students today. 我非常相信這則有關大學中作弊成風的報道。
【近】 belief, credence, faith, trust
【反】 disbelief, doubt, dubiety, incertitude 不信任，不確定
【考法 2】 n. 表揚，贊揚： public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement
【例】 She deserves all the credit, since she did all the work. 是她完成了所有的工作，因此榮譽都應該歸她所有。
【近】 acclaim, accolade, applause, commendation, distinction, endorsement, homage, honor, kudos, laud
【反】 denunciation, excoriation, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reproof, stricture 譴責，責難
decry .
【考法 1】 vt. 強烈反對，否定： to express strong disapproval of
【例】 Scientists were quick to decry the claims of the psychic. 通靈者的說法很快就遭到了科學家的反對。‖decry the excessive emphasis on sex 譴責對于性的過分重視
【近】 belittle, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, disapprove, dismiss, disparage, minimize
【反】 acclaim, applaud, exalt, extol, glorify, laud, magnify, praise 表揚，稱頌
deign .
【考法 1】 vi. （不情愿地）屈尊，俯就： to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved
【例】 I would never deign to answer that absurd accusation. 我根本不屑于去解釋那樣一個荒謬的指責。
【近】 condescend, stoop
delineate .
【考法 1】 vt. 勾勒，用線條描繪： to indicate or represent by drawn or painted lines
【例】 lights delineating the narrow streets 勾勒狹窄街道線條的路燈
【近】 define, silhouette, sketch, trace
【考法 2】 vt. 描寫，描繪： to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
【例】 delineate the steps to be taken by the government 具體描述了政府所應該采取的措施‖The film does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country. 就描繪移民者踏上陌生國土時的心情而言，這部電影是相當成功的。
【近】 depict, display, draw, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render
【反】 color, distort, falsify, garble, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp 曲解，篡改本意
【派】 delineation n. 描繪
desperate .
【考法 1】 adj. 絕望的： feeling or showing no hope
【例】 a desperate spirit crying for relief 一個渴望寬慰的絕望的靈魂
【近】 despondent, despairing, forlorn, hopeless
【反】 hopeful, optimistic 充滿希望的，樂觀的
dichotomy .
【考法 1】 n. 一分為二，分割： a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
【例】 a dichotomy between the academic world and the industrial world 學術界和工業界的割裂
【近】 bifurcation, breakup, cleavage, division, fractionalization, partition, schism, scission, split, sundering
【反】 unification, union 統一
dictate .
【考法 1】 n. 指令，命令： a command by one in authority
【例】 followed the dictates of my conscience 遵從我的良心準則‖The army must abide by the dictates of the new government. 軍隊必須服從新政府的命令。
【近】 behest, charge, commandment, decree, direction, directive, edict, imperative, injunction, instruction, order
【考法 2】 vt. （仗著地位、權力）下令： to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
【例】 The general dictated that the terms of surrender be negotiated by his senior staff. 將軍要求投降書中的若干條款交付手下的高級將領進行討論。
【近】 call, decree, direct, impose, mandate, ordain, order, prescribe
【反】 cancel, countermand, rescind 撤銷命令
【派】 dictator n. 獨裁者
vt. 詆毀，貶低，誣蔑
