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瞬间让你英文表达提升三个层次，老外也会惊讶你竟让会用的常用词汇 来源： 王琮惠Brian的日志 让你的essay更加原滋原味，让你的表达给人印象深刻，这些单词不仅在各种新闻报道中经常使用，也是日常对话中能够“震撼”到老外的独门秘籍！原文地址：/top-ten-lists/top-10-simple-but-intelligent-words-vol-2/paradigm.html#1: Demure 贤淑的，端庄的定义：not attracting or demanding a lot of attention; not showy or flashy; quiet and polite近义词：modest; unassuming; shy; coy例句：As William and Kate sang prayers from the specially designed hymn sheets, the two sisters looked on unassumingly. But despite their demure appearance, rumours even began to surface today that one of the women was a secret ninja nun intended to protect the Royal couple by pouncing on any intruders. Daily Mail, May 1, 2011#2: Cavalier 漫不经心的定义：having or showing no concern for something that is important or serious近义词thoughtless or careless, especially when youre describing a disregard for consequences例句Many took issue with Kristen Stewarts rather cavalier use of the term rape, even if it was used in a metaphorical sense. Michael Jordan,BlackBook, June 4, 2010#3: Lurid 骇人听闻的定义：causing horror or revulsion; involving sex or violence in a way that is meant to be shocking近义词shocking; sensational; gruesome例句：Like articles about drug busts, this sort of story about a prostitution ring produces lurid, boldface headlines that catch the readers eye. Mark Drought,Stamford Advocate, April 13, 2011#4: Maudlin 多愁善感的定义：showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way近义词：sappy; schmaltzy; overly emotional例句：His daughters account of his final days manages to capture the emotion without becoming maudlin. Glenn C. Altschuler, NPR.org, April 28, 2011#5: Caustic 苛刻的定义：marked by sharp or biting sarcasm; very harsh and critical近义词：critical, hostile, snarky; nasty; sarcastic例句：This world loves bickering buddies. Theres plenty of fondness for comedies built around caustic and amusing backandforths between two people that, at the drop of a hat, either want to kill each other or cuddle. Christopher Bell, , April 27, 2011#6: Stoic 冷漠的定义：showing no emotion especially when something bad is happening近义词：unemotional; uncomplaining; cold例句：Hockey also gives normally staid, stoic and polite Canadians license to be aggressive. Stuart Weinberg,Wall Street Journal(), November 30, 2010#7: Volatile 反覆无常的定义：likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way; having or showing extreme or sudden changes of emotion近义词：unstable; emotional; unpredictable例句：Prosecutors want to demonstrate that Bonds treated those around him in an abusive and hostile manner and that his volatile nature was also the result of steroid use. Christian Red,New York Daily News, March 17, 2011#8: Austere 苛简的定义：marked by rigorous restraint, simplicity, or selfdenial近义词：simple or plain, especially when youre describing something that is strict or without comfort例句：This is the austere beauty of the desert: limitless vistas, clear skies, dramatic topography, an unforgiving environment for life of any kind. James Fallows,The Atlantic, October 2008#9: Lucid 清晰明白的定义：very clear and easy to understand; able to think clearly近义词：clear, logical, orderly (describing an explanation); rational (describing a person). The words original meaning, by the way, is suffused with light.例句：But instead of a lucid narrative explaining what happened when the economy imploded in 2008, why, and who was to blame, the report is a confusing and contradictory mess. Frank Partnoy,The New York Times, January 29, 2011#10: Paradigm 范式定义：a theory or a group of ideas about how something should be done, made, or thought about近义词：idea, theory, concept例句：Pessimists are bemoaning the end of U.S. human spaceflight, but optimists see the next few years as a transition to a new paradigm that will energize commercial ventures and get astronauts beyond Earth orbit for the first time since the Nixon administration. Alan Boyle,MSNBC.com, July 13, 2011#11: Paradox 悖论定义：a statement that seems to be contradictory or opposed to common sense yet is perhaps true近义词：puzzle, surprise例句：Withhold $800 million in military aid, let it go through, or double it no matter what Washington does it cant escape the paradox that Pakistan is its most important ally in the war on terror. Zachary Fillingham,Geopolitical Monitor, July 11, 2011#12: Nuance 细微精妙之处定义：a very small difference in color, tone, or meaning近义词：aspect, thing, detail例句：.Research shows that our memory is strongest and lasts the longest when our emotions are heightened. This helps explain why we might remember every nuance of our wedding day or our valedictory speech in college. Richard Zwolinski,Blogs.PsychC, July 11, 2011#13: Dilettante 业余爱好者定义：a person whose interest in an art or in an area of knowledge is not very deep or serious近义词：dabbler, amateur, hack例句：But compared with Matthew de Abaitua I am a complete dilettante. We camp perhaps once a year, and only in summer, and only in good weather (we cancel if its wet). Tom Fort,Telegraph.co.uk, June 28, 2011#14: Serendipity 意外的收获定义：luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for近义词：luck; chance; good fortune例句：If there is one thing social networks and living in public have facilitated, its serendipity. Serendipity is a good thing. Its been well documented that people who talk to strangers tend to be luckier, and this also applies to communicating with our existing networks. Kaila Colbin,MediaP, July 15, 2011#15: Euphemism 委婉说法定义：a mild or pleasant word or phrase that is used in place of one that is offensive or unpleasant近义词：alternative, another way of saying例句：Anyone whos ever lived in a small apartment building full of quirky (usually a euphemism for extremely irritating) tenants has probably imagined one of them suddenly found dead or killing somebody else. Steve Donoghue,Washington Post, July 8, 2011#16: Dichotomy 分裂定义：a division into two mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or things近义词：split, division, contrast例句：But ballet, with its built-in dichotomy of gender roles (women alone rise on point, men alone may do the partnering), has a romantic tension that can seem poignant, even tragic. Alastair Macaulay,New York Times, July 4, 2011#17: Non sequitur 无稽之谈定义：a statement that doesnt logically follow from or is not clearly related to anything said before it (literally, it does not follow in Latin)近义词：nonsense, stumper, huh?例句：Russia needs more successful young entrepreneurs, therefore, governors should have more children! At first it may seem a non-sequitur. But in Russia the joke is obvious, cutting to the heart of a growing source of discontent among the young: routes to professional success are fewer and fewer, while the offspring of top provincial offic