語彙

consign

動詞

例文: “They consigned the goods to storage.”

類義語: deliver, entrust

反意語: keep

scenario

名詞

例文: “This scenario is possible.”

類義語: situation, case

反意語: certainty

emergency

名詞

例文: “Call the doctor in an emergency.”

類義語: crisis, urgent situation

反意語: normal situation

unenviably

副詞

例文: “He was unenviably placed between two angry groups.”

類義語: awkwardly, unpleasantly

反意語: admirably, comfortably

contextual

形容詞

例文: “The meaning is easier to grasp with contextual clues.”

類義語: situational, related to context

反意語: isolated, decontextualized

jam

名詞

例文: “We were late because of a traffic jam.”

類義語: preserve, blockage

反意語: clear road

yet

副詞

例文: “I have not finished yet.”

類義語: so far, still

反意語: already

given

前置詞

例文: “Given the weather, we stayed home.”

類義語: provided, considering

反意語: taken away

role

名詞

例文: “She has an important role in the play.”

類義語: part

反意語:

rely

動詞

例文: “You can rely on her in difficult situations.”

類義語: depend, trust

反意語: doubt

adjust

動詞

例文: “You can adjust the chair height.”

類義語: adapt, change slightly

反意語: keep unchanged

sorry

形容詞

例文: “I am sorry for being late.”

類義語: apologetic

反意語: unapologetic

incongruously

副詞

例文: “He spoke incongruously softly in the middle of an argument.”

類義語: oddly

反意語: appropriately

delay

名詞

例文: “The flight had a delay of two hours.”

類義語: postpone

反意語: hurry

remain

動詞

例文: “Please remain calm.”

類義語: stay

反意語: leave

handle

動詞

例文: “Can you handle this task?”

類義語: manage

反意語: fail

matter

名詞

例文: “It doesn’t matter.”

類義語: be important

would

動詞

例文: “Would you like some tea?”

類義語: would like

incongruous

形容詞

例文: “His reaction was incongruous with the situation.”

類義語: inappropriate, odd

反意語: appropriate

perspective

名詞

例文: “Try to see it from my perspective.”

類義語: viewpoint, angle

反意語: ignorance

understand

動詞

例文: “I understand the situation.”

類義語: realize, see

反意語: misunderstand

realize

動詞

例文: “I realized my mistake.”

類義語: understand, see

反意語: ignore

paradox

名詞

例文: “It’s a paradox that more options can make decisions harder.”

sanguine

/ˈsæŋɡwɪn/

例文: “She is sanguine about the outcome.”

類義語: ruddy, optimistic, rubicund

ameliorate

/əˈmiːljəreɪt/

例文: “New policies may ameliorate the situation.”

類義語: improve, meliorate, better

反意語: decline, exacerbate, aggravate

preliminary

/prɪˈlɪmɪneri/

例文: “These are preliminary results.”

類義語: overture, prelude, exploratory

exacerbate

動詞

例文: “Poor communication exacerbated the conflict.”

類義語: aggravate, exasperate, worsen

反意語: ameliorate, improve, meliorate

whereas

/werˈæz/

例文: “He prefers tea, whereas I like coffee.”

factor

/ˈfæktər/

例文: “Cost is an important factor.”

類義語: component, element, agent

challenge

/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/

例文: “Learning a new language is a challenge.”

類義語: dispute, gainsay, take exception