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
acumen/adroit 是手術刀,asinine/crass/obtuse 是橡皮槌——同一題,切開或敲平。
發音按鈕讀英文課名:Keen vs. Dull
串記劇本
敏銳隊:acumen/acuity/adroit/astute/perspicacious。愚鈍隊:asinine/crass/obtuse/dense。口令:刀寫洞察,槌寫「我聽不懂但很大聲」。
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(19)
acumen
敏銳;洞察力劇本角色:手術刀
義錨:敏銳;洞察力
Her business acumen helped the startup survive its first tough year.
她的商業敏銳與洞察力幫助新創熬過艱難的第一年。
acuity
敏銳劇本角色:對焦環
義錨:敏銳;場面:對焦環
Mental acuity matters when you must spot errors in dense legal text.
要在密實法律文本中抓錯,心思敏銳至關重要。
adroit
敏捷的;靈巧的劇本角色:巧手
義錨:敏捷的;靈巧的
His adroit replies to hecklers won him supporters in the crowded hall.
他對搗亂者敏捷靈巧的回覆,在擁擠大廳贏得支持者。
astute
精明的劇本角色:鷹眼
義錨:精明的;場面:鷹眼
An astute tenant always reads the small print before signing a lease.
精明的房客簽約前一定會讀細則小字。
shrewd
精明的劇本角色:算盤精
義錨:精明的;場面:算盤精
She made a shrewd trade that protected the firm from a sudden loss.
她做了一筆精明交易,讓公司免於突然虧損。
asinine
愚蠢的;驢的劇本角色:驢口罩
義錨:愚蠢的;驢的
Skipping the safety drill was an asinine choice that risked everyone.
跳過安全演練是愚蠢的選擇,讓所有人陷入風險。
crass
粗俗愚鈍的劇本角色:橡皮槌
義錨:粗俗愚鈍的
His crass joke about the accident silenced the entire dinner table.
他對意外開的粗俗愚鈍玩笑,讓整桌晚餐陷入沉默。
obtuse
愚鈍的劇本角色:鈍角帽
義錨:愚鈍的;場面:鈍角帽
He seemed deliberately obtuse when asked who had changed the numbers.
被問到是誰改了數字時,他顯得刻意愚鈍。
dense
難以理解的劇本角色:水泥腦
義錨:難以理解的;愚鈍的
The professor's dense explanation left half the class still confused.
教授難以理解的說明,讓半數同學仍然困惑。
dull
遲鈍的劇本角色:鈍刀
義錨:遲鈍的;場面:鈍刀
After a sleepless night, his dull answers showed he was barely awake.
一夜未睡後,他遲鈍的回答顯示幾乎醒不過來。
fatuous
愚笨的劇本角色:傻笑瓶
義錨:愚笨的;場面:傻笑瓶
A fatuous claim that grades do not matter annoyed serious students.
說成績無關緊要的愚笨說法,惹惱了認真的學生。
inept
不適當的劇本角色:反手控
義錨:不適當的;笨拙的
His inept handling of the press conference created needless panic.
他不適當地處理記者會,造成不必要的恐慌。
mallet
槌子劇本角色:槌子角色
義錨:槌子
The carpenter tapped the peg gently with a wooden mallet.
木匠用木槌輕輕敲打木栓。
lens
鏡頭劇本角色:鏡頭角色
義錨:鏡頭
She cleaned the camera lens before photographing the garden flowers.
拍攝花園花朵前,她先擦拭相機鏡頭。
focus
對焦劇本角色:對焦角色
義錨:對焦
Turn the ring slowly until the text comes into sharp focus.
慢慢轉動對焦環,直到文字清晰對焦。
wit
機智劇本角色:機智角色
義錨:機智
Quick wit saved the speaker when the projector suddenly failed.
投影機突然故障時,機智救了演講者一命。
fogbrain
霧腦劇本角色:霧腦角色
義錨:霧腦
After three all-nighters, fogbrain made him forget simple passwords.
連續三晚熬夜後,霧腦讓他連簡單密碼都忘了。
edge
刃劇本角色:刃角色
義錨:刃
The knife's sharp edge sliced the apple into clean, even wedges.
刀刃鋒利,把蘋果切成整齊均勻的瓣。
bluntedge
鈍刃劇本角色:鈍刃角色
義錨:鈍刃
A bluntedge knife smashed the tomato instead of cutting it cleanly.
鈍刃刀子把番茄壓爛,無法乾淨切開。
快測(3 題)
1. Keen insight:
敏銳洞察:
asinine repository neon 2. Foolish like a donkey:
驢一樣蠢:
asinine astute forecast sole 3. Skillful / deft:
靈巧:
adroit crass omnibus scanty
口令帶走
敏:acumen/adroit/astute;鈍:asinine/crass/obtuse asinine≈驢一樣蠢
易混/陷阱
- acumen=洞察力;別跟 accumulator 扯上