Sententious
[ sɛn'tɛnʃəs ]
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adj. 说教的;卖弄文采的,咬文嚼字的;爱用格言[警句]的;
💡 词根助记
sententi=sentence句子 + ous...的 → 简洁精炼的;警句的
📝 例句
a sententious speaker, speech, remark, book
说教式的演讲者、 演说、 言语、 书.
a sententious essayist
爱用警句的杂文家
"Oh, for God's sake, don't be sententious," Bertha interrupted fiercely.
“啊,看在上帝的份上,别这么开口闭口搬弄警句吧,”伯莎不客气地打断他说。
🌱 联想助记
源自 sentence 句子,说话好用格言警句的,这样好说教,也简洁
📖 牛津释义
sententious
adj
(fml derog 文, 贬) expressing pompous moral judgements 说教的
a sententious speaker, speech, remark, book 说教式的演讲者、 演说、 言语、 书.
🔁 扩展释义
*[sen'tenʃәs]a. 简洁的, 警句的, 富于格言的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
quibble
n. 吹毛求疵的反对意见或批评,遁词,模棱两可的话;
vi. 使用遁词,含糊其辞,吹毛求疵;
debris
n. 碎片,残骸;残渣;[地]岩屑;垃圾,破片;
ghastly
adj. 可怕的;(脸色)苍白的;极坏的;
adv. 可怕地;恐怖地;
wean
vt. 使断奶;使断念;
n. 〈英〉婴儿;
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🗣️ 情景例句
I made enough for an army.
我煎了一大堆。
United's Flight 102 leaves at 9:20.
联合公司的102次班机9点20分起飞。
He's only forty-one years old, and he has already been to nearly every country in the world.
他只有41岁,但他却过世界上几乎每一个国家。
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