學單字

Generous or forgiving, especially towards a rival or less powerful person. 寬宏大量

A feeling or state of intense excitement and happiness. 陶醉

Avoid (v.) 避免 keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something). You really should avoid that place, they have a huge dog who doesn’t let people in. Prevent (v.) 預防 keep (something) from happening. In order to prevent people from trespassing, the owners built a large fence and got a loud dog. Prohibit (v.) 禁止 formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority. Trespassers are prohibited from entering the property. There is a big dog to stop anyone who ignores this rule.

Exacerbate (Verb.) 惡化 Definition: To make more violent, bitter, or severe To make something that is already bad evenworse New Headlines 新聞頭條 Covid-19 deaths are the highest they’ve ever been — and the more infectious variants could exacerbate the numbers Brexit will only exacerbate the inequalities in our society Pain and fever meds might exacerbate or suppress COVID-19 depending on timing, mouse study suggests Examples: If we make this decision it will only exacerbate our profit losses this quarter. Please don’t exacerbate the situation by bringing more people into the argument.

Bona Fide (adj.) = Authentic 非虛假的 字義: Bona fide means "in good faith" in Latin. When applied to business deals and the like, it stresses the absence of fraud or deception. 例句: A bona fide sale of securities is an entirely above board transaction.  Outside of business and law, bona fide implies mere sincerity and earnestness. OMG is that a real Chanel bag? It’s a bona fide original. Wow, that diamond is so big, how could you afford that? Well t’s not a bona fide diamond. Example clip: O Brother Where Art Thou - Bona fide

Stampede (v.) 踩踏驚逃，亂竄 字義 When animals or people stampede, they all move quickly in the same direction, often because they are frightened 例句 Ex. After a terrible moving showing, the movie goers stampede out of the theater. 影音截取: Frasier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNCe4RfJ738)

Shenanigan 字義 Dishonest activity 詐騙，欺騙 例如: Financial / political shenanigans 商業詐騙／政治把戲 Mischief 惡作劇 電影節取為 "Just go with it” 愛情大臨演 at 44:29 Super Troopers https://youtu.be/JNPW2wZ4D2s

Pardon 原諒 / 赦免 Verb. Forgive or excuse Obtain pardon for his sins.  Noun. The action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense. She will pardon me for the mistakes I have made.  Pre- emptive 搶先做  Adj. especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy - marked by the seizing of the initiative Trump pardons himself and his children pre-emptively.

Ambivalent (adj) 矛盾, 模棱兩可的 Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone. 例句 I feel ambivalent about the weather in Taiwan. I like how it is mostly warm but I really miss layering.  She has an ambivalent attitude to running in the morning. It is always challenging to get out of the bed when it is still dark out but she always feels good afterward.  影音截取於 Girl, Interrupted (0:50 - 1:37)