32个世界上颜值最高的英文单词 你认识几个?
2019-03-21 10:19
来源:奇速英语
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国外网站BuzzFeed编辑Dan Dalton通过Twitter向文字爱好者征集颜值最高的英文单词,最后从中选出了32个。
虽然这些单词不常用,但确实很美!来看看你认识几个。
1. Aquiver [əˈkwivər]
quivering, trembling
翻译:形容词,因为强烈的感情而不由自主地战栗、颤抖
例句:Her face was aquiver with pleasure.
译文:她的脸因高兴而颤抖。
2. Mellifluous [mɛ'lɪfluəs]
A sound that is sweet and smooth, pleasing to hear
翻译:形容词,流畅、悦耳、甜美如蜜的声音
例句:they are mellifluous and marvelous and without doubt the best choir.
译文:他们的歌声甜美流畅、令人惊叹,是当之无愧的最好的童声合唱团。
3. Ineffable [ɪn'ɛfəbl]
too great to be expressed in words.
翻译:形容词,妙不可言的,难以形容的
例句:Or perhaps there is something more ineffable at work.
译文:或许还有更多无法解释的现象存在。
4. Hiraeth [hɪəraɪ̯θ]
a homesickness for a home you can not reture to, or that never was.
翻译:名词,对于再也回不去的家乡的思怀之情
5. Nefarious
wicked, villanous,despicable.
翻译:形容词,极度的狷邪、顽劣
例句:You can use this for nefarious purposes.
译文:你可以把这个用作邪恶的用途。
6. Somnambulist [səm'næmbjʊlɪst]
a person who sleepwalks.
翻译:名词,梦游者
例句:In the day, he went around like a somnabulist.
译文: 白天,他像一个梦游症患者一样走来走去。
7. Epoch ['ɛpək]
a particular period of time in history or a person's life.
翻译:名词,人生中一段特别的时期,历史上一个全新的纪元
例句:It would make an epoch.
译文:这将会创造一个新的时代。
8. Sonorous ['sɑnərəs]
an imposingly deep and full sound.
翻译:形容词,铿锵、深邃、洪亮的声音
例句:The sonorous voice of the speaker echoed round the room.
译文:那位演讲人洪亮的声音在室内回荡。
9. Serendipity [,sɛrən'dɪpəti]
the chance occurrence of events in a beneficial way.
翻译:名词,一种能够意外发现珍奇事物的运气
例句:Canyoneering is all about the serendipity of discovery.
译文:峡谷探险的乐趣就在于意外的发现。
10. Limerence
the state of being infatuated with another person.
翻译:名词,对某人怀抱着不由自主的狂热痴恋
例句:Love and limerence.
译文:爱和迷恋。
11. Bombinate ['bɑmbə,net]
to make a humming or buzzing noise.
翻译:动词,发出嗡嗡声
12. Ethereal [ɪ'θɪrɪəl]
extremely delicate, light, not of this world.
翻译:形容词,极其空灵缥缈,仿佛超脱于尘世之外
13. Illicit [ɪ'lɪsɪt]
not legally permitted.
翻译:形容词,为世俗和法律所不容的
例句:Your friend is doing something illicit.
译文: 你的朋友在做违法的事。
14. Petrichor [pɛtrɨkɔər]
the pleasant, earthy smell after rain.
翻译:名词,雨后泥土所散发出的清新味道
15. Iridescent [,ɪrɪ'dɛsnt]
producing a display of rainbowlike colours.
翻译:形容词,折射出彩虹般绚烂的光芒
16. Epiphany [ɪ'pɪfəni]
a moment of sudden revelation.
翻译:名词,在一瞬间对事物真谛的顿悟