时间:2019-02-27 作者:英语课 分类:突破英文词汇


英语课
1. procrustean 1 /prəʊˈkrʌstɪən/
-- cruel or inflexible 2 in enforcing conformity 3
Procrustes 是一个强盗,抓到受害者后会拉长他们的身体或砍掉腿以适合他床铺的长度。普洛克路斯忒斯(Procrustes)是希腊神话中的一名强盗。他是海神波塞冬的儿子,在从雅典到埃莱夫西纳的路上开设黑店,拦截行人。店内设有一张铁床,旅客投宿时,将身高者截断,身矮者则强行拉长,使与床的长短相等。而由于普洛克路斯忒斯秘密地拥有两张长度不同的床,所以无人能因身高恰好与床相等而幸免。后来英雄忒修斯前往雅典时,路过此地,将其杀死。普洛克路斯忒斯之床(Procrustean bed) 按其形象意义类似俗语“使穿小鞋”、“强求一律”的说法。
The martinet 4 governed his classroom with procrustean discipline, assigning a week's detention 5 to all offenders 6, no matter what the offense 7.
那个厉行严格纪律的人以硬性规定来管理他的班级,不管触犯了什么,只要是违规者都要监禁一星期。
 
 
2. protean 8 /ˈprəʊti:ən/
-- 1. exceedingly variable 2. readily assuming different forms or shapes
Proteus是海神,能随意变换形状以迷惑他的俘虏。普罗透斯(Proteus)是希腊神话中的一个早期海神,荷马所称的“海洋老人”之一。他的名字可能有“最初”的含义,因为希腊文"protogonos"表示“最早出世的”。最初并没有提及他的家系,直到后来的神话学者才将他归为奥林匹斯神波塞冬的后代,或者是涅柔斯和多里斯之子,或是俄刻阿诺斯同一个放牧海豹的奈阿得斯所生。他有预知未来的能力,但他经常变化外形使人无法捉到他:他只向逮到他的人预言未来。
The witness's protean tactics under crossing-examination gave the impression that he was untrustworthy.
在严密的询问下,证人反复无常的策略给人的印象是他不可靠。
 
 
3. Pyrrhic /ˈpirik/
-- ruinous; gained at too great a cost
Pyrrhus是希腊的一位国王,在打败罗马人的战役中损失惨重。皮洛士(Pyrrhus),是希腊摩罗西亚国王,也是希腊化时代著名的将军和政治家。皮洛士是早期罗马共和国称霸意大利半岛的最强大的对手之一,在对抗罗马的一些战役中尽管获得胜利,但也付出惨重的代价,西方谚语“皮洛士式的胜利”源自于他。
Our winning the opening game was a Pyrrhic victory, as our leading scorer was seriouly injured.
我们赢得公开赛是一场损失惨重的胜利,因为我们主要的得分队员受了重伤。

adj.强求一致的
  • We are firmly opposed to the policy of a procrustean bed.我们坚决反对强求一致的政策。
adj.不可改变的,不受影响的,不屈服的
  • Charles was a man of settled habits and inflexible routine.查尔斯是一个恪守习惯、生活规律不容打乱的人。
  • The new plastic is completely inflexible.这种新塑料是完全不可弯曲的。
n.一致,遵从,顺从
  • Was his action in conformity with the law?他的行动是否合法?
  • The plan was made in conformity with his views.计划仍按他的意见制定。
n.要求严格服从纪律的人
  • They discover that the new teacher is a martinet.他们发现新来的老师非常严格。
  • He's a retired Lieutenant Colonel and a bit of a martinet.他是个退役中校,有点军人作风。
n.滞留,停留;拘留,扣留;(教育)留下
  • He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
  • He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
n.冒犯者( offender的名词复数 );犯规者;罪犯;妨害…的人(或事物)
  • Long prison sentences can be a very effective deterrent for offenders. 判处长期徒刑可对违法者起到强有力的威慑作用。
  • Purposeful work is an important part of the regime for young offenders. 使从事有意义的劳动是管理少年犯的重要方法。
n.犯规,违法行为;冒犯,得罪
  • I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
  • His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。
adj.反复无常的;变化自如的
  • Sri Lanka is a protean and wonderful paradise.斯里兰卡是一个千变万化和精彩万分的人间天堂。
  • He is a protean stylist who can move from blues to ballads and grand symphony.他风格多变,从布鲁斯、乡村音乐到雄壮的交响乐都能驾驭。
学英语单词
acne detergicans
actual level
african cotton
al ashmunayn
aperture blocking
be on the inside track
bellows type expansion joint
bitter orange trees
blikkeys
Cable, George Washington
caravels
carborundum saw
cesium rubidium bromide
chronophotographic
clever-clever
column and tie construction
come into bud
compensating error
constitutive mutant
copy hyperlink button
daoy
distress for rent
down-rights
electitious
electric resistance moisture meter
endosternites
Eomecon chionantha
ethylpyridine
experimental nuclear data
experimentees
fertilizer mixture
fission product
flies the coop
fluted roll
footkiss
freezing plateau
Gross Leuthen
hegaris
height of metacenter
Honeynet Project
icac
inference measurement
infundibular recess
insow
inter-company expense
internal focussing
IVPD
juice of belladonna
key term
lakayn
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
lattice-theoretic
live beam pass
Lloyd'Lloyd'load absorption
local departments
local firms
loss tangent test
manifest
Marforming
mould-drying oven
multibyte subtraction
network boot
orogenic facies
oxime
palladium alloys/compounds
paving operation test
pencil cedar
Penllyn
pick-up forage wagon
place names
pseudo-amblyopia
putty glazing
quocyent
ramus digitalis medius
razor edge
RDC
ready mix
reproducible scale
right arrow
self-correcting mechanism
server, network
sidetones ranging
single leg propeller strut
smooth filtering
stained mica
store audit
straight line flow fan
strumpeting
superior temporal fenestra
symmetry transformation
synchronous cinecamera
tellinid
Tetzel
Thillaye's bandage
tome
tomiko
triboulet
Uganda crinum
universal-joint pin and cotter
ventral chitinous process
wavelength modulation spectroscopy