顯示具有 adjective> prenominal adjectives 標籤的文章。 顯示所有文章
顯示具有 adjective> prenominal adjectives 標籤的文章。 顯示所有文章

2014年6月26日 星期四

2014年5月10日 星期六

貶意的

derogatory /dɪˈrɒg.ə.t ə r.i/ , /-tri/ /-ˈrɑː.gə.tɔːr-/ adjective
showing strong disapproval and not showing respect
He made some derogatory comment/remark about her appearance. 

2014年5月7日 星期三

candid

坦率

The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis.
兩位總統就當前的危機進行了坦率的交談。


2014年5月3日 星期六

archaic

archaic     /ɑkeɪ.ɪk/ /ɑr-/  adjective  



of or belonging to the  distant  past  (= a long time ago) ; from an ancient period in history
  an archaic system of government  
  an archaic law/rule/language

1. The company does some things in archaic ways, such as not using computers for bookkeeping.
这个公司有些做法陈旧,如记账不使用电脑。
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. In fact, the rules were as unrealistic as they were archaic.     
实际上这些规章既陈旧又不现实。
来自辞典例句
3. In practice the rules were as unrealistic as they were archaic.       
实际上这些规章既陈旧又不现实。

来自辞典例句

aforementioned

aforementioned /əˈfɔːˌmen. t  ʃ ə nd/ /-ˈfɔːr-/ adjective [ before noun ] ( also aforesaid ) formal
mentioned earlier
The aforementioned Mr Parkes then entered the cinema.