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distinct
a.清楚的；不同的，獨特的
She has very distinct handwriting.
她的字跡非常清晰。
Taiwanese is a dialect (which is) completely distinct from Mandarin.
臺語是完全不同于國語的一種方言。
exception
n.例外，除外
There is no rule without exceptions.
所有規則皆有例外。
Most boys like football, but my son is an exception.
大部分男孩都喜歡足球，但我兒子卻是個例外。
With the exception of his ill temper, John is quite a nice person.=Except for his ill temper, John is quite a nice person.
約翰除了脾氣壞之外，為人倒是挺不錯的。
occupy
vi.擁有；占據；使忙碌（=busy)
Mr. White occupies an important position in the government.
懷特先生在政府里身居要職。
The building occupies an entire block.
這棟建筑占據了一整個街區。
Those workers were occupied with building a new road.=Those workers were busy building a new road.
那些工人正忙著建造一條新路。
occupation
n.職業；占領
I'm a teacher by occupation.
我是一名老師。
My ideal occupation is teaching at an elementary school because being with little children makes me feel young.
我理想的職業是在小學教書，因為跟小朋友在一起讓我有年輕的感覺。
The occupation of the country by the enemy lasted six years.
敵人占領該國達6年之久。
explanation
n.說明，解釋
The teacher gave a satisfactory explanation of the process.
這位老師把這程序作了令人滿意的說明。
initial
a.初期的 n.(姓名的）第一個字母
Paul's initial effort was a failure, but he kept trying and finally succeeded.
保羅最初的努力失敗了，但他繼續嘗試最后終于成功。
The picture was signed with the initials which stood for James Brown.
這幅畫落款的姓名縮寫是，代表詹姆士·布朗。
initially
adv.開始時，最初（=in the beginning)
Initially, the boy was nice to the girl, but eventually he left her.
剛開始男孩子對女孩子蠻好的，但后來卻離開她。
estimate
vt.估計 n.估計
Please give me a rough estimate of how much time you'll need to complete the project.
請預估一下您需要多長時間來完成這項工程。
It is estimated that 20,000 people will participate in the demonstration.=An estimated 20,000 people will participate in the demonstration.
估計將有2萬人參與這次的示威游行。
relative
a.有關聯的；相對的；相當的 n.親戚
These facts are relative to the case.
這些事實和本案有關。
We must weigh the relative advan tages of buying a house and renting an apartment before making a final decision.
我們必須衡量買房子和租公寓的相對利益再做最后的決定。
The couple live in relative luxury.
這對夫妻生活相當奢華。
Jack finds Amy's relatives hard to get along with.
杰克發現阿美的親戚不太容易相處。
relatively
adv.相當地
This washing machine is relatively easy to operate.
這臺洗衣機相當容易操作。
