1.precipitance n. 急躁,倉促
2.celerity[si'leriti] n. 敏捷,快速
3.disposition n. 性情,傾向,安排,處置,控制
Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition.
喬安娜性格溫柔而靦腆。
4.flat denial 完全否認
She gave him a flat denial.
她斷然拒絕了她。
5.ride off v. 離去,岔開去
Don't ride off on a side issue.
不要回避主題,而岔到枝節問題上去。
6.atone vt. 補償,贖罪 vi. 償還
How can I atone for hurting your feelings?
我傷害了你的感情,該怎樣來彌補我的過錯呢?
7.obstinacy n. 頑固,(病痛等)難治
His obstinacy drives me mad!
他頑固不化把我氣得火冒三丈!
8.propriety n. 適當,正當,得體 (復數)proprieties:禮節,禮儀
The way these tourists dress offends local standards of propriety.
這些游客的穿著在當地人的眼中簡直不成體統。