Vocabulary and phrase - August-1~7

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Oblivion n. (名詞 noun)[U]

1. 被遺忘,淹沒
Many ancient cities have long since passed into oblivion.
許多古代的城市早已淹沒。

2. 遺忘,失去感覺
I sank back into oblivion.
我又什麼都感覺不到了。

3.【律】大赦,赦免

4. 不省人事，通常是因為喝到茫或睡到翻：
He often drinks himself into oblivion.

5. 遭人遺忘。莎翁名劇《埃及豔后》中，克麗奧佩特拉對於安東尼的離去趕到心煩意亂：
O! my oblivion is a very Antony, And I am all forgotten.

6. 遭到完全摧毀
The planes bombed the city into oblivion.


Pristine a. (形容詞 adjective)

1. 原始的
pristine mountain snow

2. 清新的;純樸的;一塵不染的
英雄救美後遞上一條潔白無暇的手帕：
handed her his pristine white handkerchief

3. 乾淨到彷彿是全新，而且狀況良好：
The car is in pristine condition.


Businesslike a. (形容詞 adjective)

1. 井然有序的;效率高的;講究實際的
The talks were frank and businesslike.
會談是坦率的,講究實效的。

2. 認真的;有目的的


Empathic a. (形容詞 adjective)

1. (美學)移情作用的


Emphatic a. (形容詞 adjective)

1. 強調的,著重的
"You must go", she said in an emphatic tone.
"你非得去不可",她用強調的口氣說。

2. 加強語氣的

3. 引人注目的;有力的
an emphatic defeat
有力的打擊



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