Sunday, September 03, 2006

ENG words

hinterland \HIN-ter-land\ noun
內地
1 : a region lying inland from a coast
2 a : a region remote from urban areas *b : a region lying beyond major metropolitan or cultural centers

Example sentence:
Ty and Saja spent a few days in the capital before setting off for the hinterland.
  • set off 出發、動身
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orotund \OR-uh-tund\ adjective
聲音響亮的
1 : marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous
*2 : pompous, bombastic
  • sonorous adj. 能發出響亮聲音的
  • pompous adj. 浮誇的、自負的
  • bombastic adj. 誇張的
Example sentence:
Josh cleared his throat dramatically, then did a dead-on impression of the professor's orotund, patronizing speech.
  • dead-on
  • patronizing adj. 要人領情的

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