441. attache [ˌætəˈʃe] n. C 隨員
He is the military attache at the French embassy.
他是法國使館的陸軍武官。
A commercial attache.
(使館的)商務專員。
442. attempted [əˈtɛmptɪd] a. 未遂的
An attempted murder [suicide].
謀殺〔自殺〕未遂。
443. attenuate [əˈtɛnjʊˌet] vt. 使變薄;使減弱
Thrift may attenuate desire.
節儉可以減低慾望。
Our friendship has been attenuated over the years.
這幾年來,我們的交情逐漸淡了。
444. attenuated [əˈtɛnjʊˌetɪd] a. 細長的;減弱的
They have attenuated bodies.
他們的身體十分細長。
This attenuated vaccine is still very effective.
這種減弱的疫苗仍然非常有效。
445. attest [əˈtɛst] vt./vi. 證實,作證
The child’s good health attests his mother’s care.
那孩子的健康證明了母親的細心照顧。
Historic documents attest to the truth of this legend.
歷史文件證明這個傳說的真實性。
446. attire [əˈtaɪɚ] vt.(文)穿著,盛裝
She was attired in red.
她穿著紅衣。
She attired herself in silk at the wedding.
她在婚禮上穿了絲綢衣服。
447. attribute [əˈtrɪbjut] vt. 歸因於
She attributed her illness to the cold weather.
她把生病歸咎於寒冷的天氣。
He attributed his success to hard work.
他將成功歸功於努力。
The play is attributed to Shakespeare.
這齣戲被認為是莎士比亞的作品。
attribute [ˈætrəˌbjut] n. C 特質;屬性
Patience is his first attribute.
耐心是他最顯著的特質。
Intelligence is but one of her many fine attributes.
聰明只是她眾多優點之一。
448. attribution [ˌætrəˈbjuʃən] n. U 歸因;歸屬
Attribution of his success solely to good luck is not fair.
將他的成功全歸因於運氣是不公平的。
The attribution of mysterious powers to those people.
將神秘力量歸於那些人。
449. attrition [əˈtrɪʃən] n. U 磨損,消耗
A rate of attrition.
消耗率。
The enemy was engaged in a war of attrition.
敵人進行的是一場消耗戰。
450. attune [əˈtjun] / [əˈtun] vt. 使調和;使適應
She has attuned herself to city life.
她已經習慣了都市生活。
I cannot attune my ears to modern music.
我無法適應現代音樂。
Attune the public to modern art.
讓大眾習慣現代藝術。
451. attuned [əˈtjuːnd, əˈtuːnd] a.(不用於名詞前)順應的,習慣的
His ears are not attuned to Chinese music yet.
他的耳朵還不習慣中國音樂。
It’s difficult to get attuned to new ways of thinking.
要順應新的思維方式並不容易。
452. atypical [eˈtɪpɪkəl] a. 非典型的,不正常的
They considered his behavior atypical.
他們認為他的行為不太正常。
Cancerous cells display atypical growth.
癌細胞呈現出不尋常的生長模式。
453. auburn [ˈɔːbɚn] a. 赤褐色的
She has beautiful auburn hair.
她有一頭漂亮的赤褐色頭髮。
The color of Mary’s hair is auburn.
瑪麗的頭髮是赤褐色的。
454. auction [ˈɔːkʃən] n. C 拍賣
They held an auction.
他們舉行了一場拍賣會。
Their apartment will be sold by auction.
他們的公寓將以拍賣方式出售。
The villa is up for auction.
那棟別墅即將拍賣。
I bought that piece of jewelry at an auction.
我在拍賣會上買了那件首飾。
455. audacious [ɔˈdeɪʃəs] a. 大膽的;厚顏的
He made an audacious escape from the concentration camp.
他大膽地從集中營逃脫。
He told an audacious lie.
他撒了一個厚顏無恥的謊言。
456. audacity [ɔˈdæsəti] n. U 大膽;厚顏;無恥
He had the audacity to question my motive.
他竟敢質疑我的動機。
She was amazed at her own audacity.
她對自己的大膽感到驚訝。
457. audit [ˈɔdɪt]
n. C 查帳,審計
- The company hasn’t had a proper audit for over a year.
那家公司已一年多未進行過正式查帳。
- An accountant will do a yearly audit of their financial records.
一位會計師將每年審核他們的財務紀錄。
vt. (1) 稽核(帳目);(2) 旁聽
- The accountant is auditing the books.
那名會計師正在查帳。
- An accounting firm audits our company every year.
一家會計事務所每年為我們公司稽核帳目。
- He went to National Taiwan University to audit a course in Chinese literature.
他到台大旁聽一門中國文學課程。
- When you audit a college course, you won’t get any credit.
旁聽大學課程是無法獲得學分的。
458. audition [ɔˈdɪʃən] n. C 試鏡;試演;試唱
They’re holding auditions for the part of Juliet now.
他們正在為茱麗葉這個角色舉辦試鏡。
He had an audition for the part of Hamlet.
他參加了哈姆雷特的試演。
She qualified for an audition, which led to a job as a singer.
她試演合格,因此獲得了一份歌手的工作。
459. auditorium [ˌɔdəˈtɔriəm] n. C 觀眾席;〔美〕禮堂,講演廳
They sat in the auditorium while the orchestra rehearsed.
樂團彩排時,他們坐在觀眾席上。
The graduation ceremony took place in the school auditorium.
畢業典禮在學校的禮堂舉行。
The class was called to the auditorium to hear a speech by a writer.
全班被召集到禮堂聽一位作家的演講。
460. augment [ɔgˈmɛnt] vt./vi. 增加;增強
He tried to augment his income by teaching English.
他試著靠教英文增加收入。
Fatigue augments as the day wears on.
隨著時間過去,疲勞逐漸加重。
選字:atypical
atypical 是形容詞,表示「非典型的」、「不尋常的」、「不合常規的」。這個詞語常用於形容某個人、事物或現象不符合一般的標準、特徵或期望模式,有時帶有異常、特殊、或少見的意味,但不一定是負面的,端看語境。
前綴 a- = not(否定)
字根 typical = 典型的
→ a + typical → 非典型的,不合常規的
非典型的
與一般的範例或類型不同;不符合常態
This is an atypical case.
這是一個非典型的案例。
不正常的 / 異常的
偏離標準或常規,語氣有時稍微帶負面
The test result showed some atypical cells.
檢查結果顯示一些異常的細胞。
類似單字整理:
unusual 不尋常的(語氣較溫和、中性)
abnormal 不正常的(多用於醫學、心理學,語氣偏負面)
anomalous 異常的(書面語,語氣較正式)
irregular 不規則的、不固定的(偏結構、節奏、形狀等)
eccentric 古怪的(多形容人或行為舉止)

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