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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