Friday, August 25, 2006

ENG words

pariah \puh-RYE-uh\ noun
印度階級中的賤民
被鄙視或排斥的人
1 : a member of a low caste of southern India
*2 : one that is despised or rejected : outcast

Example sentence:
Sasha became a pariah among the experts in her field after publishing a highly inflammatory article.
  • inflammatory adj. 激動的
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consequential \kahn-suh-KWEN-shul\ adjective
間接的
隨之而來的
重要的
1 : of the nature of a secondary result : indirect
2 : following as a result or effect : consequent
*3 : having significant consequences : important

Example sentence:
Who would have thought stepping off the elevator on the wrong floor that day would be such a consequential moment in Wayne's life?

關聯字:
  • consequence n.
    • 結果、後果
    • 重大、重要性
    • 自大
    • 推論
  • consequent
    • adj.
      • 因..結果而引起的、隨之發生的(A severe flood struck the city and there was a consequent shortage of food.)
      • 邏輯上一致的
    • n. 結果、隨後的事

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