100個最美英文單詞,你最喜歡哪一個?

panacea[,pænə'si:ə] a solution for all problems 萬能藥,靈丹妙藥

panoply['pænəpli] a complete set 全副盔甲

pastiche[pæs'ti:ʃ] an art work combining materials from various work 混成曲,模仿畫

penumbra[pi'nʌmbrə] a half-shadow 半影

petrichor['petrɪkə] the smell of earth after rain 雨後泥土的味道

plethora['pleθərə] a large quantity 過多過剩

propinquity[prəu'piŋkwiti] an inclination 接近,近親關係

pyrrhic['pirik] successful with heavy losses 付出極大代價換來的成功

Q

quintessential[,kwintə'senʃəl] most essential 精髓的

R

ratatouille [,rætə'twi:] a spicy French stew 辣味法式燉菜

ravel ['rævəl] to knit or unknit 糾纏,錯綜複雜的一團

redolent [ˈredələnt]fragrant 氣味強烈的

riparian [raɪˈpeəriən] by the bank of a stream 河畔

ripple ['rɪp(ə)l] a very small wave 漣漪

S

scintilla[sɪn'tɪlə] a spark or very small thing 火花閃爍

sempiternal[,sempi'tə:nəl] eternal 永恆的

seraglio[si'rɑ:liəu] rich, luxurious orientalpalace or harem 蘇丹宮殿

serendipity[,ser(ə)n'dɪpɪtɪ] finding somethingnice unexpectedly 意外發現的寶貝

summery['sʌməri] light, delicate or warm andsunny 如夏的

sumptuous['sʌmptjuəs] lush, luxurious 奢華的

surreptitious[,sʌrəp'tiʃəs] secretive, sneaky 鬼鬼祟祟的

susquehanna[səskwi’hænə] a river inPennsylvania 薩斯奎哈納河

susurrous[sju'sʌrəs] whispering, hissing 喃喃低語的

T

talisman['tælɪzmən] a goodluck charm 護身符

tintinnabulation['tinti,næbju'leiʃən]tinkling 叮噹聲

U

umbrella[ʌm'brelə] protection from sun or rain 雨傘

untoward[,ʌntə'wɔ:d] unseemly, inappropriate 不幸的,麻煩的

V

vestigial[ve'stidʒiəl] in trace amounts 殘餘的

W

wafture['wɑːftʃə] waving 漂浮

wherewithal['weəwɪðɔːl] the means 手段

woebegone['weubi'ɡɔn] sorrowful 愁眉苦臉的

100個最美英文單詞,你最喜歡哪一個?


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