December 30, 2012

12/11英文單字

sanitary[ˋsænə͵tɛrɪ]:relating to people’s health, especially to the system of supplying water and dealing with human waste
adjective
EX:Overcrowding has now been added to poor sanitary conditions.

 
euphemism[ˋjufəmɪzəm]:a word or expression that people use when they want to talk about something unpleasant or embarrassing without mentioning the thing itself
noun
EX:"Social exclusion" seems to be the latest euphemism for poverty.
 

mundane[ˋmʌnden]:ordinary and not interesting or exciting, especially because of happening too regularly
adjective
EX:They are any number of many people who try to find more respectable or glamorous titles for the mundane jobs they hold


incongruous[ɪnˋkɑŋgrʊəs]: strange because of being very different to other things which happen or exist in the same situation
adjective
EX:It may seem incongruous th call an undertaker a "condolence counselor" or to refer to a taxi driver as a "transportation expediter, but some prefer those title.


condolence[kənˋdoləns]:condolences the things that you say to show sympathy when someone has just died
noun
EX:It may seem incongruous th call an undertaker a "condolence counselor" or to refer to a taxi driver as a "transportation expediter, but some prefer those title.

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