結尾，終曲，終場

最終的，決定性的；不可更改的

用完；花光；耗盡

完結了的；結束了的

開始 (足球)

開始，發端

The process of coming into existence or prominence.

浮現；露頭.

開始

形成，发生，起源，创始

A very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with

過多，過剩

an amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable

過分；過量；過度

剩餘（的），多餘（的）；過剩（的）

缺乏；不足；短缺

a situation in which there is not enough of something:

缺乏，缺少

If you put two and two together, you work out the truth about something for yourself, by using the information that is available to you.

自己利用現有的資訊猜測

To resolve the intricacy, complexity, or obscurity of : clear up

被澄清；被解決

Succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something).

解碼

Solve or settle difficulties or problems.

解決一些小問題 (繁雜的行程 / 很多繁瑣的小事)

An easy remedy or solution, especially a temporary one which fails to address underlying problems.

並不是真正的解決問題, 只是一個暫時的解決方案

麻煩，困難

挫折；障礙

不幸；厄運；不幸事故；災難

左右為難，兩難境地

An extra medical problem that makes it more difficult to treat an existing illness:

使情況複雜化的事物；複雜化

行為非常規, 不守規定, 不公平的

No problem, doesn't take much effort

沒事拉 / 完全沒用力就達成, 很簡單!

一切是公平的

放棄

A journey of a pilgrim; especially one to a shrine or a sacred place

朝聖

A person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life

無業遊民

the realization that everybody around you, even strangers, are living a life just as complex as yours.

sonder（新詞語）， 意思是我們都認為我們自己是主角， 其他人只是臨時演員。但是現實是，你認為自己是主角， 可是你在別人的故事裡 卻只是配角罷了。」

To travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination

沒有目的地的旅行

Strong longing for or impulse toward wandering / travel

旅遊慾；漫遊癖

a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue

黑白色或單色

Silhouette. In fashion, a silhouette is essentially the basic shape or outline of an outfit.

Some common silhouettes include A-line, straight, flared, asymmetrical, etc.

輪廓

In fashion terms, ensemble is usually referred to an outfit complete with accessories, jewellery etc.

The whole look is called an ensemble.

整套套裝

the business of designing, making, and selling fashionable custom-made clothing

設計時裝產業

**Haute Couture **

This term is French for high sewing or high dressmaking and often refers to exclusive designer creations.

高級訂製服裝

稀釋，沖淡

制止；減少；縮減；限制

狀況）趨於平緩，平息

（使）枯萎；（使）乾枯；（使）皺縮

減少，減小，降低

遽增，急遽上升

提升, 脹

To become or make something become greater or more serious

（使）增強；（使）擴大；（使）加劇；（使）惡化

To increase a lot and suddenly in number

激增

擴大，放大（聲音）

To be the parts or members of something; to make up something:

包含；包括；構成，組成

包含，包括（尤指很多不同事物）

包括，包含；收錄

膠囊封裝

Surround or close off on all sides.

圍 / 附上

奢華的

大肆揮霍的人

寬宏大量

仁慈的，慈善

慈善的； 仁慈的

吝啬鬼

吝嗇

保守

節約

節儉

Slow to reveal emotion or opinions

內斂, 含蓄

Reluctant to draw attention to oneself; shy.

靦腆

Showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.

膽小的，膽怯的

Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

羞怯的/ 沒自信的

An introvert is a person with qualities of a personality type known as introversion, which means that they feel more comfortable focusing on their inner thoughts and ideas, rather than what's happening externally.

內向

極度興奮

激动

歡樂

陶醉

滿足，知足；滿意

使平靜，安慰

放鬆

很緊張的人你可以形容他為: Someone is wound tight.

放空

使平靜，平息；安撫

Ex. Pacifier

放鬆 放空

The opposite of trendy, out of date, uncool.

已退流行

A person with whom one works in a profession or business; coworker.

同事

(6:08)

In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.

鄉村

Giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen; threateningly inauspicious.

不祥的

Take hold of suddenly and forcibly / take (an opportunity) eagerly and decisively.

抓住 / 把握

The Secret P.32 - Seizing the moment

Lie exposed to warmth and light, typically from the sun, for relaxation and pleasure.

曬太陽 / 沈浸

Modern Family S9E15 (6:51)

還可以麼用?

Basking in happiness / achievement / glory

Extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself

貧困 貧窮 / 一無所已有

Modern Family S7E15 (2:51)

"We didn't have any blankets, we were basically destitute."

Shock or excite (someone) into taking action.

刺激..做___事

文章

She has galvanized the appetite of young people for change, and that has galvanized our appetite, as publishers, for stories that empower our readers to make those changes.”

Mom's roaring voice galvanized her daughter into doing her homework.

The room was full of chintzy Christmas decorations.

2) Not willing to spend money: 吝嗇的，小氣的

Don't be so chintzy - the whole evening will only cost you ten bucks.

Interested - 有興趣(可能以了解很多)

NO -- I am intrigued by the position description and decided to apply immediately.

OK -- I am interested in the position description and decided to apply immediately.

Extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical

唐吉訶德式的；狂想家的；傳奇的；不實際

Speech

Marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful / dismissal of important matters.

對一件事情不在乎的, 漫不经心的.

From: How I Met Your Mother (S8E14 4:30)

(Of a person or their behaviour) Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.

誇張的/ 對自己很有自信,顯現在行為跟穿衣服上~

例句:

Instead, WeWork had beaten its rivals because it had access to a near-limitless supply of funds,

much of which it had squandered on expensive furniture, flamboyant perks, and promotions luring customers with below-market rents.

文章

Aspiring to be a higher class than one is.

Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

Ex.

Instead, WeWork had beaten its rivals because it had access to a near-limitless supply of funds, much of which it had squandered on expensive furniture, flamboyant perks, and promotions luring customers with below-market rents.

From:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/30/how-venture-capitalists-are-deforming-capitalism?utm_campaign=falcon&utm_source=facebook&utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=tny&fbclid=IwAR0mvWQMhugwNjzEV-V7GKd1ORj4gIBPFLol7Fg49-KKRF-2Yz1lhaOheAQ

The act of rebutting (claiming an argument is false) especially in a legal suit.

Scathing Rebuttle

During closing arguments in the Derek Chauvin trial a prosecutor rejected the theory that Floyd died because of an enlarged heart: "The truth of the matter is that the reason George Floyd is dead is because Mr. Chauvin’s heart was too small.” (April 19)

Excessive admiration or praise.

The modern family S11E3 (2:50)

I have never know that kind of adulation.

A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.

知心朋友，知己，密友~

Ex.

Two senior WeWork executives were named interim C.E.O.s; within days, they had fired dozens of Neumann’s confidants. Soon, more than twenty-four hundred additional employees —from mid-level accountants to minimum-wage workers—were laid off.

Article from:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/30/how-venture-capitalists-are-deforming-capitalism?utm_campaign=falcon&utm_source=facebook&utm_social-type=owned&mbid=social_facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_brand=tny&fbclid=IwAR0mvWQMhugwNjzEV-V7GKd1ORj4gIBPFLol7Fg49-KKRF-2Yz1lhaOheAQ

A person who intentionally gloats or brags about their vaccination status in order to signal to others their moral superiority.

例句:

One who has been fully vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus and brags about it.

Supportive, hopeful, or encouraging.

正面的

Book: Bad Blood

"Elizabeth wanted the website and all the various marketing materials to feature bold, affirmative statements."

To hurry somewhere or through a place in a rude and forceful way

衝進

影音:

The Modern Family S4E8 (17:53)

"I do control, I do barge."

Primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics.

圖利的

影音: The Modern Family S11E4 (3:52)

"They are all so corrupt and mercenary. I want to use science to improve the world."

To increase a feeling or a type of behavior or make it stronger.

激起

文章

"…in home food delivery fueled by Covid-19 lockdowns."

The action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue.

在不必要的情況之下,刻意表示自己是品德高尚~

Influencers will often virtue signal in a way that can annoy non-fans.

As a christian….

As a vegan…

To restore to friendship or harmony.

和解

The Phantom Tollbooth

(p. 38)

Finish (a contest or game) with an even score. TIE

沒輸沒贏

We are at a draw. O

We have a draw. X

Searching for Bobby Fisher (1:40:00)

不斷困擾；折磨；使受煎熬/ 瘟疫

(n) A large number of things that are unpleasant or likely to cause damage

(v) To cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time:

Ex. Plague of plastic

Seaspiracy (5:39)

To restore to friendship or harmony.

和解

The Phantom Tollbooth

(p. 38)

"Restaurant partners’ grumbles over fees"

Article

To refute someone's argument without directly contradicting their position; logical fallacy.

Unable to understand; perplexed or confused. 迷惑的，感到不解的

Book: The Phantom Tollbooth (p. 6)

Hustle (v.): To hurry / hasten 推擠

Hustler (n.): Person who hurries others. / An expert to seeks to win money from amateurs. 非法買賣的人/ 很忙的賺錢的人

Movie: Searching for Bobby Fisher (9:01)

Definition: Ample quantity; to have more than enough. 豐裕的

電影:

Seaspiracy (2:06)

字義: Fly high; increase rapidly above the usual level. 飛漲

文章來自:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/iainmartin/2021/03/22/deliveroo-ipo-values-british-delivery-startup-at-12-billion/?sh=180c94cc6057

A feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past.

懷舊的感覺

例句:

• I feel a wave of nostalgia when I see backstreet boys posters.
• We'll take a nostalgic look at the musicalhits of the 60s.

Moment of sudden and great revelation or realization 頓悟

例句:

The apple falling on Issac Newton’s head gave him an epiphany which led to his explanation of gravity.

After getting a long awaited promotion from his job, Andrew had a sudden epiphany that this was not the industry he wanted to be in anymore.

Angel Season 2 Episode 16 (0:50)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gXaMnkmGq0

Funny - amusing, hilarious, silly

• To include something or someone as part of a larger group
• Include or absorb (something) in something else.
• 包容;包含

Microstrategy Chief Executive Michael Saylor told CNBC on Tuesday that Bitcoin is going to subsume the entire gold market cap.

“There’s $10 trillion dollars worth of gold in there, $1 trillion in bitcoin. The bitcoin is going to flip gold and it’s going to subsume the entire gold market cap,” he said in the CNBC interview. “Then it’s going to subsume negative yielding sovereign debt and other monetary indexes until it grows to $100 trillion dollars.”

音檔來自:

The Big Bang Theory S12E5

“I love working with you but you have to understand how scary it is for me. Because I don't want to get lost in this relationship. When you pulled me off from my project, it seemed like my biggest fear was coming true. The things that are mine are getting subsumed into the things that are ours.”

• Thrifty
• to save money by spending less than is necessary to reach an acceptablestandard

I have been scrimping all year to buy myself the new Chanel bag.

To be frugal (adj.)

• careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount
• 節儉

He saved by being very frugal.

Substantial : considerable in quantity; ample to satisfy or nourish 可觀

**Considerable : **notably large in size, amount, or extent; worth consideration 相當重要

“How Joe Biden got his sizeable stimulus bill through the Senate” March 7, 2021

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.economist.com%2Funited-states%2F2021%2F03%2F07%2Fhow-joe-biden-got-his-sizeable-stimulus-bill-through-the-senate%3Futm_campaign%3Deditorial-social%26utm_medium%3Dsocial-organic%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26fbclid%3DIwAR3WxdB5Q_D2Hs8VEBODWyTZRQoSXOLxrXDlRN9568yzTw5SwkpcGHfcy_o&h=AT1mvJ2arEGxUQd7QWgvg2vDmKSAezGbhluy-f7jn1rY5LtEha9rPMgNhz6zTDJMfz80riCfRvGMd9Aw9JvR8Nz_5ssKWKBiRXH-lQdtmNXq97PHQLheN73wvhFPUHixk7gcGRBqLBvb1Ckvv3eZCA

澄清

Elaborate: to expand something in detail (ornateness, complexity)

詳盡說明 / 細節

Elucidate: to give a clarifying explanation through analysis

透過分析 闡明,說明

Could you please clarify your plan

(I’m confused, make it simple)

Could you please elaborate on your plan

(I get it, I want more details on how it works)

Could you please elucidate on your plan

(I want to know the data on how you got to this conclusion)

1. Straying from the accepted course or standards
2. Behaving wrongly (an errant child)
3. Moving about aimlessly or irregularly

中文: 犯錯的，行爲不偏的

例句 Examples:

• She brushed an errant curl from her forehead.
• The errant workers have been known to take a two-hour lunch break.

Weird Al’s Word Crime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjUOXJoM6rI

“I read your e-mail

It's quite apparent

Your grammar's errant

You're incoherent”

Incoherent - 顛三倒四

Ｍark of acknowledgment: AWARD 榮譽，嘉獎

She received the highest accolade of his profession.

An expression of praise 讚美，讚賞

A movie that has drawn accolades from both fans and critics.

"LITEON Receives Ｍultiple International Accolades of the 2021 S&P Sustainability Yearbook Award"

**

**

英文的definition:

To persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises

中文的definition: 甜言蜜語來哄騙

例句:

He knows how to cajole people** into** doing what he wants.

影音來自

Brooklyn 99

不整潔的，亂糟糟

Definition: Marked by disorder or disarray Disorderly dress.

例句:

• After 3 layovers and 2 delays, he looks absolutely disheveled. 

• The police entered the disheveled home and knew a robbery had occurred. 

• Dan Campbell says players on Lions’ 2020 ‘disheveled’ defense looked overwhelmed

• Raptors top the Nets in a strange, disheveled game of basketball

字義:

Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. In the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to appear patronizing.

說教的(帶點評判的意味)

例句:

A didactic person is usually quite judgmental. (mansplaining)

The professor was didactic which turned off many of his students from listening to the lecture.

Parents need to have a careful balance when teaching their kids a lesson because a didactic tone can often destroy the child’s self-confidence.

字義: Unforeseeable circumstances that prevent someone from fulfilling a contract.

不可抗力(天災)

適用於: 合約的免責條款

例句:

During the recent pandemic many businesses enacted the force majeure clause (實施免責條款) in their contact if they were not able to fulfill orders.

字義

Having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision.

不重要 / 不相關

可以用在:

Moot Court 模擬法庭

Moot point 不相關的議題

例句:

• The parents' argument over whether their daughter should have a cell phone became moot when the grandparents bought her one.
• Your decision is moot because our bosses decided it last week for us.

Clips are from:

Friends

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bo54wE_rJU

The Big Bang Theory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCbZRdKiV0A

Definition: Insincere or foolish talk

Biden: “He is trying to tell us he cares about the middle class. Give me a break. That is a bunch of malarkey.”

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/word-of-the-year/malarkey

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.

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.

• That even as we grieved, we grew
• That even as we hurt, we hoped
• That even as we tired, we tried

Direct Opposites 相反字

Win/Lose 贏輸

• Succeed/Fail 成功 / 失敗
• Triumph/Surrender 贏 / 投降
• Prevail/Give-up 戰勝 / 放棄

If we want our company to triumph, we cannot surrender to our competitors

In this uncertain time we consider giving up, we must focus on prevailing.

Dichotomy 對立 (比較)

• Suffer/Succeed 受苦 / 成功
• Give-up/Go-on 投降 / 繼續

Although the pandemic made us suffer, we still managed to succeed.

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/535052-read-transcript-of-amanda-gormans-inaugural-poem

Imitate 模仿

to behave in a similar way to someone or something else, or to copy the speech or behaviour, etc. of someone or something

Emulate 效仿

to copy someone’s behavior or try to be like someone else because you admire or respect that person

• I’m looking at my boyfriend/girlfriend
• I’m looking at pot

Look for - 尋找 / 找

• I need to google to look for an answer online. 
• I am looking for the restaurant he mentioned last night. 
• I’m looking for a boyfriend/girlfriend

Look into 調查/ 研究

• I need to look into this matter and do some research 
• I’m looking into get a boyfriend/girlfriend

不對喔, 要用以下的動詞:

Encounter a situation

Come across a problem

Run into a problem

Hit an obstacle

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

Adj. Having a complicated structure and thereforedifficult to understand:

Ex. Convoluted plot / storyline

錯綜複雜的

Ex. My grandmother didn’t really understand the movie Inception. She said the plot was really convoluted.

Ex. You’re just convoluting the argument so you can be right. It’s much simpler than you’re trying to make it.

Clip from:

CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/25th-amendment-explainer/index.html

字義:

Morally bad / Evil / Wicked

不道德的/ 邪惡的

例句:

We got caught up in a nefarious scheme. And for what?

From: Frasier

[countable]

字義:

A file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject

對於某人/事的檔案與文件

例句:

• Book - "The Ride of a Lifetime"
• P. 162 During our research, we’d put together a dossier that contained a list of about 7000 Marvel characters. 

• The man’s dossier on the group was extensive, there was even some information the government knew nothing about. 
• The huge dossier took weeks to look through, but when the case was solved, it was worth it.

From: https://wordsinasentence.com/dossier-in-a-sentence-2/

字義

(of a feeling, especially love) not returned.

單方面的 (愛情)

例句

• I am a victim of unrequited love.
• Dogs love wholly and completely. Cat owners, however, often feel unrequited affection from their pet.

音檔來自

The Holiday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGrSRXL7mYc

字義

Shallow, simplistic, superficial

輕率的，未經深思熟慮的

例句

• She made a facile remark about her colleagues without attaining the full story. 
• His facile explanation regarding the faulty product did not appease the angry customers. 
• That is such a facile excuse. How dare you say that to me.

引用音檔來自

Fraiser at 0:23

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)

阿諛奉承的人

字義

One who attempts to win favor or advance himself by flattering persons of influence.

例句

Ex. That sycophant constantly sucks up to her boss disregarding her own principles.

**Can use instead of brown-noser, suck-up, ass-kisser

音檔截取:

Friends (S4 E18 18:45)

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

字義:

Lacking flavour; weak or tasteless.

例句:

1. He is an insipid bore. I can’t carry on a conversation with him. 
2. I find Hollywood films insipid.

例子擷取於

• The Queen’s Gambit S1E6 (12:04 - 12:20)

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.

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)

Definition: 倦怠的感覺 / 無聊/ 厭倦

A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction.

例句:

Not being able to socialize during lockdown brings many ennui.

Kids often feel ennui during adult gatherings when they are feeling ignored.

影音來自:

Gilmore Girls:

https://youtu.be/g_N_2bGzvwc

Dear Kitty:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJPJUaZZOss&t=31s

• 字義: Free from an obligation or liability imposed on others. 豁免義務
• Ex. Tax exempt 免稅
• 例句- Duty-free stores are popular shopping options for tourists because all the items are tax exempt.
• 例句- She was exempt from presenting the year end report due to a scheduled medical appointment.

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The Devil Wears Prada (1:31 - 1:50)

Definition: (Typical of speech or discussion) Angry and bitter.

• There has been a lot of acrimonious debate between friends over the recent US election.
• The acrimonious negotiations caused a rift between the two companies.

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• Friends S9E21 (1:30 - 1:50; 2:20 - 2:34; 10:03 - 10:13)