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Season 3 · 語氣對打 · 12-15 min · 25 詞

確定 ↔ 存疑|錨對霧

Certain vs Doubt Anchor Fog

怎麼練

  1. 聽/讀「鉤子」與「串記劇本」(可點發音)。
  2. 逐詞跟讀 headword 與例句;對照中文角色與義錨。
  3. 做下方 3 題快測,再記住口令帶走。

鉤子

錨對霧——信心語氣對打。

發音按鈕讀英文課名:Certain vs Doubt Anchor Fog

串記劇本

確定:aplomb/unequivocal/categorical/indubitable;存疑:skeptical/tenuous/quandary/far-fetched。

劇本為中英串記;請用上方按鈕聽本族英文單字點名,再逐詞跟讀下方例句。

詞卡(25)

  • aplomb

    垂直

    劇本角色:沉著帽

    義錨:垂直;場面:沉著帽

    She handled the live microphone failure with aplomb, joking until the backup cable arrived.

    她沉著自信地應付現場麥克風故障,一路開玩笑直到備用線抵達。

  • poise

    鎮定;平衡

    劇本角色:泰然

    義錨:鎮定;平衡

    Years of ballet gave her the poise to walk across the icy plaza without a single slip.

    多年芭蕾賦予她鎮定平衡,能走過結冰廣場而不滑倒一次。

  • clinch

    確定;敲定

    劇本角色:鎖定鉗

    義錨:確定;敲定

    One late free throw would clinch the championship and send the bench storming the court.

    一記關鍵罰球就能敲定冠軍,讓替補席衝進球場。

  • unequivocal

    清晰的;明確的

    劇本角色:不含糊

    義錨:清晰的;明確的

    The coach's unequivocal demand was simple: no phones on the bench during playoff games.

    教練明確清晰的要求很簡單:季後賽期間板凳席禁止手機。

  • categorical

    斷然絕對

    劇本角色:斷然錘

    義錨:斷然絕對

    Her categorical refusal to sign left the contract sitting unsigned on the conference table.

    她斷然絕對的拒絕簽字,讓合約仍攤在會議桌上。

  • decisive

    決定性

    劇本角色:決定箭

    義錨:決定性;場面:決定箭

    A decisive vote in the morning session ended weeks of deadlock over the budget amendment.

    上午場一場決定性投票,結束了預算修正案數週的僵局。

  • indubitable

    毋庸置疑的

    劇本角色:無可疑

    義錨:毋庸置疑的;無可懷疑

    The fingerprint match made his presence at the scene an indubitable fact for the jury.

    指紋吻合讓他在場成為陪審團毋庸置疑的事實。

  • enunciate

    發音;闡述

    劇本角色:闡明麥

    義錨:發音;闡述

    Please enunciate each syllable clearly so the remote students can follow the new formula.

    請把每個音節清晰闡述,讓遠距學生跟得上新公式。

  • skeptical

    懷疑的

    劇本角色:懷疑鏡

    義錨:懷疑的

    Investors stayed skeptical until the prototype survived a full week of outdoor stress tests.

    投資人保持懷疑,直到原型撐過整整一週的戶外壓力測試。

  • leery

    懷疑的

    劇本角色:猜疑眼

    義錨:懷疑的;場面:猜疑眼

    Shoppers grew leery of the too-good coupon after three stores refused to honor it.

    三家店都拒絕兌換後,顧客對那張好得過頭的折價券開始猜疑。

  • tenuous

    脆弱的;站不住腳的

    劇本角色:脆弱線

    義錨:脆弱的;站不住腳的

    Their alibi rested on a tenuous claim that both phones had died at the exact same minute.

    他們的不在場證明建立在脆弱牽強的說法上:兩支手機同一分鐘沒電。

  • incertitude

    不確定

    劇本角色:不確定霧

    義錨:不確定

    A fog of incertitude hung over the election night desk as rural counties delayed returns.

    鄉下郡延遲開票時,一層不確定的迷霧籠罩選情夜播報台。

  • quandary

    困窘

    劇本角色:兩難岔

    義錨:困窘;場面:兩難岔

    She faced a quandary: miss the interview or leave her feverish brother home alone.

    她陷入困窘:要麼錯過面試,要麼把發燒的弟弟獨自留在家。

  • dither

    猶豫不決

    劇本角色:猶豫步

    義錨:猶豫不決

    Don't dither over font choices while the printer deadline is already twenty minutes past.

    印刷截止已過二十分鐘,別再為字體選擇猶豫不決。

  • falter

    蹣跚;猶豫

    劇本角色:躊躇

    義錨:蹣跚;猶豫

    His voice did not falter when he told the room that the funding had been withdrawn overnight.

    他告訴全場經費一夜之間被撤時,聲音沒有蹣跚猶豫。

  • far-fetched

    牽強的;不可信的

    劇本角色:牽強橋

    義錨:牽強的;不可信的

    Blaming the power outage on migrating birds sounded far-fetched even to patient neighbors.

    把停電怪到候鳥頭上,連有耐心的鄰居都覺得牽強不可信。

  • inconclusive

    沒有定論的

    劇本角色:無定論

    義錨:沒有定論的;無定論

    Two lab runs remained inconclusive, so the team scheduled a third trial under brighter light.

    兩次實驗仍沒有定論,團隊安排在更亮燈光下做第三次試驗。

  • precarious

    危險的;不確定的

    劇本角色:不穩橋

    義錨:危險的;不確定的

    The ladder leaned at a precarious angle against the wet gutter, swaying with every breeze.

    梯子以危險不穩的角度靠在濕水槽上,每陣風都晃。

  • waver

    動搖

    劇本角色:動搖旗

    義錨:動搖

    Candle flames began to waver as the draft slipped through the cracked window frame.

    穿堂風從裂開的窗框溜入時,燭火開始動搖晃動。

  • caveat

    告誡

    劇本角色:但書牌

    義錨:告誡;場面:但書牌

    Accept the internship offer with one caveat: unpaid overtime cannot become the default.

    接受實習offer時要有一則告誡:無薪加班不能變成常態。

  • agnostic

    不可知論的

    劇本角色:不可知

    義錨:不可知論的

    On the origin of the rumor she remained agnostic, refusing to endorse either camp's story.

    對於謠言起源她保持不可知論態度,拒絕站任一陣營的說法。

  • boggle

    猶豫

    劇本角色:驚呆

    義錨:猶豫;場面:驚呆

    The sticker price alone made him boggle, and he quietly returned the camera to its shelf.

    光是標價就讓他猶豫驚呆,悄悄把相機放回架上。

  • stagger

    猶豫不決

    劇本角色:踉蹌

    義錨:猶豫不決;踉蹌震驚

    Facing two equally urgent deadlines made her stagger between tasks without finishing either.

    面對兩個同樣緊急的截止日,她猶豫不決地在任務間踱步,哪個都完不成。

  • tarry

    等候;逗留

    劇本角色:耽擱

    義錨:等候;逗留

    Do not tarry in the hallway after the drill bell; teachers need a clear path to the exits.

    演練鈴響後別在走廊逗留等候;老師需要暢通的逃生通道。

  • suspicion

    懷疑

    劇本角色:懷疑雲

    義錨:懷疑

    A faint suspicion that the invoice was duplicated sent the accountant back through last week's mail.

    一絲懷疑發票被重複開立,讓會計又翻回上週郵件。

快測(3 題)

  • 1. Leaving no doubt:

    毫不含糊:

    unequivocaltenuoustrilogyneon
  • 2. Flimsy; weak:

    薄弱牽強:

    tenuousaplombforecastsole
  • 3. Distrustful:

    懷疑的:

    skepticalcategoricalomnibusscanty

口令帶走

  • 確定:aplomb/unequivocal/categorical
  • 存疑:skeptical/tenuous/quandary

易混/陷阱

  • unequivocal=毫不含糊
  • tenuous=薄弱
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