怎麼練
- 聽/讀「鉤子」與「串記劇本」(可點發音)。
- 逐詞跟讀 headword 與例句;對照中文角色與義錨。
- 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His voice did not falter when he told the room that the funding had been withdrawn overnight.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:
tenuous trilogy neon 2. Flimsy; weak:
薄弱牽強:
tenuous aplomb forecast sole 3. Distrustful:
懷疑的:
skeptical categorical omnibus scanty
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