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result sul-sal-sil-sail-saul

詞匯起源
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: resultare 'to jump back, result', from saltare 'to jump']

The consequence of a particular action, operation, or course; an outcome.
n. 結果

salient
Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding.
Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. See Synonyms at noticeable.
Springing; jumping: salient tree toads.
A military position that projects into the position of the enemy.
A projecting angle or part.
adj.
1. 顯著的, 卓越的
2. 凸出的, 突起的
3. 跳躍的
4. (水等)噴出的, 涌出的
n.
1. 凸角; (筑城)突出部
2. 扇形地背斜軸

例句：
The salient points of his plan are summed up in this report.
他的計劃的要點在這個報告中作了概括。

resilient
Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune.
Capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed.
adj.
1. 跳[彈]回的; 有彈性的; 能回復原位[原狀]的
2. 恢復活力的

desultory
Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected: a desultory speech.
Occurring haphazardly; random.
adj.散漫的, 雜亂的, 無次序的, 不連貫的, 無條理的

例句：
Do not let the discussion fragment into a desultory conversation with no clear direction.
不要讓討論變得支離破碎，成為沒有明確方向的漫談。

exult
To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant.
Obsolete. To leap upward, especially for joy.
vi.歡躍; 狂喜
vt.使高興

例句：
We exulted in our team's victory.
我們為我隊的勝利而歡欣鼓舞。

insult
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: insulter, from Latin insultare 'to jump on, insult', from saltare 'to jump']

to offend someone by saying or doing something they think is rude
to say or do something that suggests you think someone is stupid
a remark or action that is offensive or deliberately rude
to offend someone by being too simple or stupid
vt. 侮辱；辱罵；損害
n. 侮辱；凌辱；無禮

例句：
She could not forgive so terrible an insult to her pride.
她不能原諒對她的自尊如此嚴重的侮辱。
I'm sorry for what I said; I never meant to insult you.
我為我所說的話道歉;我不是有意要侮辱你。

insult affront indignity
均含“侮辱”、“不尊重”的意思。
1. insult 強調“傲慢無禮和凌辱”, 如:
To call a brave man a coward is an insult.
把勇士稱為懦夫是一種侮辱。
2. affront 指“故意當眾對某人表示的不尊敬”, 如:
Leaving during his speech was an affront to the speaker.
當講話的人正在講話時離去, 是對他的一種不尊敬。
3. indignity 指“粗魯無禮的行為或不公正的待遇, 損害了一個人的尊嚴”, 強調“受侮辱者的感情”, 如:
Spanking is an indignity to a teenager.
(用巴掌、拖鞋等)打一個十幾歲的孩子, 是對他的侮辱。

assail sail帆，航行
To attack with or as if with violent blows; assault.
To attack verbally, as with ridicule or censure. See Synonyms at attack.
To trouble; beset:
vt.
1. 攻擊, 襲擊
2. (用言論)指責
3. 使苦惱；困擾

例句：
The policemen were assailed by a shower of stones.
警察遭到一陣石塊的襲擊。
I was assailed by doubts.
我為疑慮所困擾。

assault
A violent physical or verbal attack.
A military attack, such as one launched against a fortified area or place. The concluding stage of an attack in which close combat occurs with the enemy.
Law. An unlawful threat or attempt to do bodily injury to another. The act or an instance of unlawfully threatening or attempting to injure another.
Law. Sexual assault. The crime of rape
To make an assault upon; attack. See Synonyms at attack.
To rape.
To make an assault.
n.
1. (動手或動口的)攻擊
2. 【軍】猛襲, 襲擊, 突擊
3. 【律】威脅; 毆打
4. 強奸
5. 暴行
v.
1. 突擊, 攻擊, 襲擊
2. 毆打, 威脅
3. 強奸
4. 襲擊; 動武

例句：
The commander decided to assault the enemy in the darkness.
指揮官決定夜襲敵軍。
The soldiers made a strong assault on the town.
士兵們猛襲該城。

salacious
Appealing to or stimulating sexual desire; lascivious.
Lustful; bawdy.
adj.
1. 好色的, 淫蕩的
2. (書、畫、寫作、言談)誨淫的, 黃色的