ornaments

The collector’s shelves are crammed with wooden and porcelain ornaments.
這位收藏家的櫃子上擺滿了木制和瓷制的裝飾品。

He lives in a minimalistic room with no ornaments and barely any furniture.
他住在一間既無裝飾物也幾乎沒有家具的簡約房間里。 

 

 

It is the exuberant style and ornament that make Baroque architecture unique.
巴洛克式建築的獨特之處在于它華麗的風格及裝飾。

The gargoyles are not merely for ornament – they were built as drainpipes.
這些怪獸狀石像不僅僅是裝飾性的雕刻，還起了給建築物排水的作用。

 

 

The designer gown is boldly ornamented with flowers and plants.
這件名牌禮服上飾有引人注目的花朵和植物。

Ornamented with dazzling jewels, the crown represents wealth and glory.
這頂王冠上飾有耀眼的珠寶，代表財富和榮耀。

 

 

Adornments (通常用在人)

n. something decorative, or the act of decorating something or someone

名詞

1.裝飾品，飾物[C]adornments for her hair 她頭髮上的飾物

         The bride's hair was adorned with white flowers.

2.裝飾；裝飾法[U]Mary was busy with the adornment of the church. 瑪麗忙著布置教堂。

 

 decrease

• IPA[dɪˈkriːs]

美式 

英式 

• vi.

 減少; 減小; 降低; 減退to decrease in size/number/value 尺寸減小／數量減少／價值降低

• vt.

 減少; 減小; 降低

• n.

 減少a decrease in or of sth. 某物的減少to be on the decrease 在下降

 

 

 

increase

• IPA[ɪnˈkriːs]

美式 

英式 

• vi.

 增加the population has increased from 70,000 to 90,000 人口已經從7萬增長到了9萬the value of the house has increased by 25% 房子增值了25％

• vt.

 增加to increase the value of a property 使某房產升值giving up smoking may increase life expectancy by 10 years 戒煙可以使預期壽命延長10年

• n.

 增加a price/pay increase 漲價／加薪a massive increase in unemployment 失業人數的大幅增長

 

 

Declined 謝絕

vt.

及物動詞

• 1.婉拒；謝絕[+to-v]She declined their invitation. 她婉拒了他們的邀請。She declined to have lunch with her friend, saying that she wasn't feeling well. 她說她身體不舒服，婉拒了與她的朋友共進午餐。
• 2.【文】使發生詞尾變化，使變格

vi.

不及物動詞

• 1.下降，下跌；減少；衰退，衰落As one grows older one's memory declines. 人的記憶力隨著年齡增長而衰退。Unemployment declined to 4 percent last month. 上個月失業率降至百分之四。
• 2.【書】傾斜；下垂
• 3.婉拒；謝絕

n.

名詞

• 1.下降；減少[S1]There is a decline in real wages. 實際薪資有所減少。
• 2.衰退，衰落[the S]
• 3.最後部分；晚年[the S]
• 4.傾斜[the S]

 

 

Acknowledgment

Acknowledgement

 

https://www.encyclopedia.com/social-sciences-and-law/law/law/acknowledgment

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

To acknowledge is to admit, affirm, declare, testify, avow, confess, or own as genuine. Admission or affirmation of obligation or responsibility. Most states have adopted the Uniform Acknowledgment Act.

 

The partial payment of a debt, for example, is considered an acknowledgment of it for purposes of tolling the statute of limitations—the time set by law for bringing a lawsuit—based on a person's failure to repay a debtor. State law usually gives a creditor six years from the date a debt is due, according to the creditor's contract with the debtor, to sue for nonpayment. If, on the last day of the fifth year, the debtor repays any part of the loan, the statute of limitations is tolled or suspended. The creditor then has another six years from the date of partial payment to sue the debtor for the balance of the loan. The debtor's partial payment indicates acceptance of responsibility to pay the loan. If the debtor had not paid anything, he or she would have escaped liability six years after the date the loan was due.

 

An acknowledgment of paternity means recognition of parental duties—such as financial support of an illegitimate child—by written agreement, verbal declaration, or conduct of the father toward the mother and child that clearly demonstrates recognition of paternity.

 

The requirement for acknowledgments on certain documents—such as deeds transferring the ownership of real property, wills giving the ownership of property to a decedent's heirs after death, or documentary evidence that is to be admitted in a legal proceeding—is established by state law. If such documents do not contain acknowledgments, they are ineffective and cannot be used in any legal proceedings.

 

Any or all of the parties to a document may be required to acknowledge it. Only those persons specified by law, a notary public, for example, may take an acknowledgment. Usually, a person making an acknowledgment does not have to explain the contents of the document to the person taking the acknowledgment. A person who ordinarily takes an acknowledgment might be disqualified from doing so if that person stands to gain some benefit from or has a financial interest in the outcome of the transaction. For example, state law requires a person making a will, a testator, to make an acknowledgment to a certain number of witnesses that the document is the genuine expression of how that person wants his or her property disposed of upon his or her death. Suppose the state requires two witnesses. If the people selected as witnesses have financial interests in the person's will, they will be disqualified for purposes of acknowledgment. This is done to deter dishonest people from fabricating a document that is beneficial to them. Such a will is legally ineffective; once the testator dies, his or her property will be transferred according to the laws of descent and distribution.

 

 

Dedicated致力 奉獻於

He has dedicated his life to scientific research.他把自己的一生都奉獻給科學研究工作。

The new president said she would dedicate herself to protecting the rights of the sick and the homeless.

 

dedication

致謝詞

The dedication at the front of the book read "For my Father".

書前面的致謝辭中寫道：「獻給我的父親」。

 

落成典禮

The archbishop attended the dedication of the new church.

主教出席了奉獻新教堂的典禮。

 

 

 

 

 

 

defect

• IPA[ˈdiːfekt]

• n.瑕疵; 缺陷a character defect 性格缺陷a visual/hearing/speech defect 視覺／聽覺／言語缺陷
• vi. 叛變to defect from sth./somewhere 背叛某機構／叛離某地to defect to sth./somewhere 叛逃到某機構／某地

 

 

If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.

vt.

及物動詞

• 1.戰勝，擊敗The French defeated the English troops. 法國人打敗了英國軍隊。(是英國輸佈是法國輸)
• 2.使失敗，挫敗Our hopes were defeated. 我們的希望落空了。
• 3.【律】使無效，廢除

n.[C,U]

可數/不可數名詞

• 1.失敗，戰敗，挫折The aggressors were doomed to defeat. 侵略者注定要失敗。
• 2.戰勝，擊敗

 

 defend 

vt.

及物動詞

• 1.防禦；保衛；保護We shall defend our city, whatever the cost may be. 不管代價如何，我們要捍衛我們的城市。

How can we defend our homeland if we don't have an army?

如果沒有軍隊，我們怎能保護我們的家園？

White blood cells help defend the body against infection.

白細胞幫助保護身體免受感染。

They are fighting to defend their beliefs/interests/rights.

他們在為為捍衛自己的信仰／利益／權利而戰。

He vigorously defended his point of view.

他極力為自己的觀點辯護。

• 2.【體】防守（球門等）
• 3.【律】為……辯護；作……的辯護律師She defended herself successfully in court. 她在法庭上成功地為自己作了辯護。
• 4.為……辯護；為（論文等）答辯

vi.

不及物動詞

• 1.防禦；保衛；保護
• 2.【律】進行辯護；當辯護律師
• 3.【體】防守

 

 

 

 

 

 deficiency. 身體缺

n.

名詞

• 1.不足，缺乏[U][C][（+of）]The child has a calcium deficiency. 那孩子缺鈣。
• 2.不足的數額[C]a deficiency of $500 五百美元的短缺
• 3.缺陷，缺點[U][C]The deficiencies in this plan are clear. 這一計畫的缺陷是顯而易見的。

 

 

deflection

noun [ C or U ]

UK  /dɪˈflek.ʃən/ US  /dɪˈflek.ʃən/

 

a change of direction, or the act of preventing something being directed at you

突然轉向；偏移，偏離

The second goal was from a deflection off the Liverpool captain.

第二個進球是從利物浦隊隊長的身上彈進去的。

The journalists were frustrated by her constant deflection of their questions.

她對問題一直避而不答，令記者們非常懊惱。

 

 

delegate

• IPA[ˈdelɪgeɪt]

• vt.委託to delegate sth. to sb.

Each union elects several delegates to the annual conference.

每個工會選出數名代表參加年度大會。

把某事委託給某人he is reluctant to delegate authority 他不情願移交權力

• vi.授權a good manager must know how to delegate 好經理一定要知人善任
• n.代表

 

proxy

noun [ C or U ]

UK  /ˈprɒk.si/ US  /ˈprɑːk.si/

 

authority given to a person to act for someone else, such as by voting for them in an election, or the person who this authority is given to

（由個人委託的）代理人，代表；代理權；代表權

a proxy vote

代投的一票

My brother's voting for me by proxy in the club elections.

在俱樂部選舉中，我弟弟代表我投票。

Can I nominate someone as a proxy to sign for me?

我能提名某個人代表我簽字嗎？

deliberate 蓄意

adj.

形容詞

• 1.深思熟慮的，慎重的 to think or talk seriously and carefully about something

謹慎的His manner was quiet, his speech deliberate. 他舉止文靜，說話審慎。

• 2.故意的，蓄意的\(often of something bad) intentional or planned

[Z]It was a deliberate lie. 那是故意撒謊。

a deliberate attack/insult/lie

蓄意攻擊／侮辱／說謊

We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while.

經過慎重考慮，我們決定分開居住一段時間。

 

• 3.不慌不忙的，從容的He is deliberate in his speech. 他說話從容不迫。

vi.

不及物動詞

• 1.仔細考慮，思考[（+about/on/upon）]They are deliberating upon what to do. 他們在考慮該怎麼辦。
• 2.商議[（+with）]The jury deliberated for three hours. 陪審團商議了三個小時。

vt.

及物動詞

• 1.仔細考慮，深思熟慮；商議[+wh-]I am deliberating whether or not to buy a new car. 我在考慮是否要買一輛新汽車。

 

 

 

Fra gile英[ˈfrædʒaɪl]美[ˈfrædʒl]

adj.

形容詞

• 1.易碎的；脆的；易損壞的They carefully packed the fragile china into cartons. 他們小心地將易碎瓷器裝入紙箱。
• 2.脆弱的；虛弱的The old lady looks very fragile. 那位老婦人看上去十分虛弱。
• 3.纖細的，精細的

Fragile objects易碎物品

Please use bubble wrap to pack fragile items.

請使用氣泡膜來包裝易碎物品。

 

We need to take measures to protect the fragile ecosystem near the Great Barrier Reef.

我們需要採取相應措施，以保護大堡礁附近脆弱的生態系統。

 

The economy is fragile at the moment. This means we’re incapable of responding to external financial shocks.

目前的經濟體制很脆弱。這意味著我們無法應對外來的財政衝擊。

 

 

delicate英[ˈdelɪkət]美[ˈdelɪkət]

adj.

形容詞

• 1.脆的，易碎的；嬌貴的Take care with these delicate flowers. 當心這些嬌嫩的鮮花。
• 2.纖弱的，嬌弱的She is in delicate health. 她身體虛弱。
• 3.精美的，雅緻的
• 4.需要小心處理的；微妙的；棘手的In such a delicate situation I have to weigh my words. 在這樣微妙的情形下，我必須斟酌一下我的話。
• 5.鮮美的；清淡可口的
• 6.敏銳的，靈敏的
• 7.纖細的；細長的；柔軟的She has long delicate fingers. 她有著長而纖細的手指。

 

有經驗的外貿業務員都知道「易碎品」一般都用fragile products，或者delicate goods 來表示。單詞fragile是「易碎的」，而delicate表示「易損的，易碎的，脆弱的」。比如delicate teacups 易碎的茶杯。

easy broken goods

 

 

 

depict

verb [ T ]

UK  /dɪˈpɪkt/ US  /dɪˈpɪkt/

 

C2

to represent or show something in a picture or story

映述

 

Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.

她的畫反映了上個世紀普通人的生活。

In the book, he depicts his father as a tyrant.

在那本書裡，他把自己的父親描寫成了一個暴君。

[ + -ing verb ] People were shocked by the advertisement which depicted a woman beating her husband.

人們對那個女人毆打丈夫的廣告感到非常震驚。

 

describe

verb [ T ]

UK  /dɪˈskraɪb/ US  /dɪˈskraɪb/

 

A2

to say or write what someone or something is like

描述，描寫，描繪

Could you describe your attacker?

你能描述一下襲擊你的人的樣子嗎？

He described the painting in detail.

他詳細地描述了那幅油畫的內容。

[ + question word ] Let me describe (to you) how it happened.

讓我來（給你）講講事情的經過吧。

She described Gary as shy.

她說加利很害羞。

 

 

 

 

deprive

verb [ T ]

UK  /dɪˈpraɪv/ US  /dɪˈpraɪv/

B2

to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone

奪走，搶走，剝奪

He claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom/rights.

他聲稱本身自由／權利被剝奪。

You can't function properly when you're deprived of sleep.

如果被剝奪了睡眠，人體就無法正常運作。

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derives 根源自

vt.

及物動詞

• 1.取得，得到[（+from）]She derives great pleasure from her stamp collection. 她從集郵中獲得很大樂趣。
• 2.衍生出，導出[（+from）]

Many English words are derived from Latin.

許多英文字源於拉丁語。

• 3.引申出，推知[（+from）]

vi.

不及物動詞

• 1.起源，由來[（+from）]This English word derives from French. 這個英文字源於法語。
• 2.衍生，導出[（+from）]

 

 

 

descend

vi.

不及物動詞

• 1.下來，下降[（+from）]You can ride the escalator up but have to descend on foot. 你可以搭電梯上去，但要自己走下來。
• 2.下傾，下斜The mountain path descends to the lake. 山路下斜通向湖邊。
• 3.傳下來，來自於[（+from）]The custom has descended to our day. 這一習俗一直傳到今天。
• 4.突然襲擊；突然拜訪[（+on/upon）]Bob and his girl friend descended on us for the weekend. 鮑伯和他女友突然來我家過週末。
• 5.屈尊；墮落[（+to）]
• 6.為……的後裔[H][（+from）]He is descended from Confucius. 他是孔子的後裔。

vt.

及物動詞

• 1.走下；沿……向下

 

 

descent

n.名詞

1.下降；下傾[U][C]

The spectators watched the descent of the balloon. 觀看的人瞧著氣球降落。

2.下坡[C]

a steep descent 陡峭的坡道

3.世系，血統[U]

Many Americans are of English descent. 許多美國人有英國血統。

4.遺傳；派生[U]

5.衰落；墮落[U][S1]

his descent into a life of crime 他淪落到靠犯罪為生

6.屈尊；降格[U][（+to）]

7.襲擊；入侵[C][（+on/upon）]

The Danes made numerous descents upon the English coast during the 10th century. 丹麥人在十世紀曾對英國海岸發動過無數次襲擊。

8.【律】（遺產的）繼承[U]

 

 

 

 

 

Des  cent  往下 傳下

De  cent  體面

 

 

 

decent

adj.

形容詞

• 1.正派的；合乎禮儀的I only associate with good decent fellows. 我只和正派的好人交往。
• 2.體面的；像樣的；還不錯的For a week he didn't have a decent meal. 他一個星期沒有吃一頓像樣的飯。
• 3.親切的；寬容的；樂於助人的The new manager is pretty decent to us. 新上任的經理對我們相當和氣。

Indecent

adj.

形容詞

·        1.下流的；猥褻的；粗鄙的indecent remarks 下流話

2.不適當的；不禮貌的He left the party with indecent haste. 他很不禮貌地匆匆離開宴會。