Love Is a Fallacy
詞匯(Vocabulary)
fallacy (n.) : a fal or mistaken idea，opinion，etc.；error謬論，謬見；錯誤 enterprising (adj.) :full of energy and initiative；willing to undertake new projects有進取心的；充滿首創精神的；有膽量的
unfetter (v.) : free from fetters；free from restraint of any kind；liberate除掉…的腳鐐；解放；使獲得自由
limp (adj.) :1acking or having lost stiffness；flaccid；drooping，wilted柔軟的
flaccid (adj.) : hanging in loo folds or wrinkles：soft and limp；flabby不結實的；松馳的；松軟的
spongy (adj.) :of or like a sponge；soft and porous海綿(狀)的；柔軟有彈性的
pedantic (adj.) : of or like a pedant迂腐的，書呆子氣的
trauma (n.) :a painful emotional experience，or shock．often producing a lasting psychic effect and sometimes a neurosis(精神)心靈創傷
calculating (adj.) : shrewd or cunning. esp. in a lfish way；scheming精明的；(尤指)專為自己打算的；有算計的
perspicacious (adj.) :having keen judgement or understanding；acutely perceptive聰穎的；敏銳的
astute (adj.) : having or showing a clever or shrewd mind：cunning；crafty；wily 聰明的，敏銳的；精明的；狡猾的
dynamo (n.) :generator發動機
scale (n.) : either of the shallow dishes or pans of a balance秤盤；天平盤
penetrating (adj.) :sharp；piercing銳利的
scalpel (n.) : a small，light，straight knife with a very sharp blade，ud by surgeons an
d m anatomical disctions解剖刀，手術刀
faddist (n.) :a person who follows fads趕時髦的人
fad (n.) : a custom，style，etc．that many people are interested in for a short time；passing fashion；craze一度時髦的風尚，風行一時的東西；一時的狂熱
craze (n.) :something that is currently the fashion；fad一時的風尚；風行一時的東西；時髦
acme (n.) : the highest point；point of culmination頂點，極點
appendicitis (n.) :inflammation of the vermiform appendix闌尾炎
laxative (n.) : any laxative medicine；mild cathartic輕瀉藥；通便劑
raccoon (n.) :a small，tree—climbing, chiefly flesh—eating mammal浣熊
mumble (v.) : speak or say indistinctly and in a low voice；mutter喃喃地說；含糊地說
temple (n.) :either of the flat surfaces alongside the forehead，in front of each ear太陽穴，鬢角
incredulous (adj.) : unwilling or unable to believe; doubting；skeptical不相信的；懷疑的
unsanitary (adj.) :not clean；harmful to health不衛生的；對健康有害的
shed (v.) : shed a natural growth or covering，as hair(毛發等)脫落
unsightly (adj.) :not sightly；not pleasant to look at；ugly不美觀的；難看的；丑陋的
swim (n.) : current fashion潮流，時髦／砌the swim conforming to the current fashion趕時髦
gear (n.) :a specific adjustment 0f a toothed wheel(汽車等的)排擋
narrowly (adv.) : cloly；carefully；thoroughly仔細地；嚴密地
attic (n.) :the room or space just below the roof of a hou； garret頂樓，閣樓
covet [′k?vit] (v.) : want ardently；long for with envy垂涎；覬覦
cerebral (adj.) :appealing to the intellect rather than the emotions；intellectual理智的；憑理智行事的
pin—up (adj.[colloq．]) : designating a girl who xual attractiveness makes her a subject for the kind of pictures often pinned up on walls[口](女子)其照片可供傾慕者釘在墻上的
proportions (n.) :1ines；shape of the body線條；身材
making (n．[often in p1．]) : the material or qualities needed for the making or development of something[常用復]素質；內在因素
carriage (n.) :conduct；behavior；posture行為；舉止；姿態
bearing (n.) : way of carrying and conducting onelf：carriage；manner舉止，風度，姿態
breeding (n.) :good upbringing or training良好的教養(或培養)
exquisite (adj.) : very beautiful or lovely，esp.in a delicate or carefully wrought way優美的，高雅的，精致的
specialty (n.) :an article characterized by special features，superior quality，novelty, etc．特產；特制品
gravy (adj.) : the juice given off by meat in cooking肉汁，調味汁
dipper (n.) :a long—handled cup or similar container for dipping長柄杯或類似容器
sauerkraut [′sau?kraut] (n.) :chopped cabbage fermented in a brine of its own juice with salt泡菜
veer (v.) :change direction：shift；turn or swing around改變方向；轉向；變向
gamy (adj.) :having a strong，tangy flavor like that of cooked game；strong in smell有獵物氣味的；氣味強烈的
Holy Toledo adj.[colloq.]) :excellent[口]好極了
reverent (adj.) :feeling。showing，or characterized by reverence恭敬的；虔誠的
greasy (adj.) :smeared with or containing grea涂(或含)有油脂的；油污的
pelt (n.) :the skin of a fur—bearing animal，esp. after it has been stripped from the carcass毛皮；生皮
canny (adj.) :careful and shrewd in one’s actions and dealings；clever and cautious謹慎的；機警的；精明的
waif (n.) :a person without home or friends，esp. a homeless child流浪漢；無家可歸者；(尤指)流浪兒
swivel (v.) :turn on旋轉
wax (v.) :grow gradually larger；increa in strength，intensity，volume．ere．漸漸變大；增加
