philosophical
adj. 哲学的
eg. Wilbur says he's not a coward, but that he's philosophically opposed to war.
威尔伯说他不是个懦夫,但他在哲学观念上反对战争。
genius
n. 天才,天赋
eg. He is endowed with genius.
他有天才。
stained
n. 染色的
eg. He stained his military record by going AWOL [a.w.o.l.=absent without official leave].
他因擅离职守而玷污了军绩。
expertise
n. 专门知识
eg. His field of expertise was steroids.
他的专业领域是甾族化合物。
adept
adj. 熟练的;擅长......的
eg. The author is adept in depicting vast scenes.
作者很善于描写大的场面。
parchment
n. 羊皮纸;羊皮纸文稿
eg. The writing on the parchment had faded until it was almost illegible.
羊皮纸上的字迹已褪色,到了差不多让人认不清的地步。
comprise
vt. 包含;由......组成
eg. Their country is comprised of 50 states.
他们的国家是由50个州组成的。
chisel
vt. 欺骗;凿刻
eg. He chiseled the figure of a girl out of a block of white marble.
他把一块汉白玉雕成一个女孩的石像。
engrave
vt.雕刻;铭记
eg. That image is engraved on my mind.
那个形象铭记在我脑海里。