400-820-0859Conduce
conduce，动词，意思是导致、有益于某个结果。它起源于拉丁语conducere (to lead, bring together)。
从下面的例子可以看出它的用法：
"We find ourselves under the government of a system of political institutions, conducing more essentially to the ends of civil and religious liberty, than any of which the history of former times tells us."
Abraham Lincoln; Lyceum Address; Jan 27, 1838.
Peripatetic
peripatetic 作为形容词意为巡游的，和走路、移动和旅行相关的，逍遥学派的，边旅行边讨论的。作为名词，意为巡游者、亚里斯多德的追随者。 可以从以下例句中体会它的用法：
"With his back to goal in a crowded space, the peripatetic Frenchman [Nicolas Anelka] deftly chipped the ball over his shoulder, and into the net for the equalizer." Rob Hughes; Michel Platini Set to Make Plea to Cut Influence of Money in UEFA; International Herald Tribune (Paris, France); Feb 15, 2009.
Assiduous
assiduous作为形容词，意思是持续的，坚持不懈的，刻苦的。它起源于拉丁语assiduus。从下面的例子可以看出它的用法：
"The reason for his presence there (a Donald Duck statue in a temple garden) remains a mystery despite the author"s most assiduous inquiries. " Jeff Kingston; Chiang Mai: Thailand"s beguiling Rose of the North; The Japan Times (Tokyo); Jun 28, 2009.
superscribe
superscribe 作为动词是指把名字、地址或者其他写在信件或者纸张的上端或者外面。
下面的例子可以看出它的用法： She superscribed an envelope.
Dislodge
Dislodge作为动词，意思是把某物从它原来的地方移除。
举例来说You could put your feet on the table, for instance, dislodging the papers that were present there.
下面的例子可以清晰的看出它的用法： Republicans agreed Thursday to let Democrats push debates on overtime pay and other economic priorities in an effort to dislodge a stalled tax cut for American manufacturers. (USA Today)
Wax
Wax 有多种意思。作为名词，它是指蜡或者蜡状物。举个例子，你可以说You can use wax on your car。作为动词，它的意思是增加，增大，变大，月亮变满。
下面的例子可以看出它的用法：
Applying a coating of wax to fruits and vegetables may also help to slow the loss of some nutrients. (NYTimes.com)
Immortal were the Elves, and their wisdom waxed from age to age, and no sickness nor pestilence brought death to them. (J.R.R. Tolkien - The Silmarillion)
Ambivalent
Ambivalent作为形容词，用来形容对某物或者某人相矛盾的情感或者态度。比如我们说you are ambivalent about politics，意思是你对政治有相矛盾的看法。
以下的例子可以看出它的具体用法：
Google evokes ambivalent feelings. Some users now keep their photos, blogs, videos, calendars, e-mail, news feeds, maps, contacts, social networks, documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and credit-card information—in short, much of their lives—on Google’s computers. (The Economist)
Pedantic
Pedantic作为形容词，表示过多的追求精确，吹毛求疵。它也指卖弄学问。
下面的例子可以看出它的用法： It was his thoroughness, pedantic attention to detail and quest for perfection that set Charlesworth apart from other coaches. (CNN Sports)
Turmoil
Turmoil作为动词，意思是骚扰或者打扰。它更为广泛的是用作名词，意思是一种混乱、骚动或者拥挤的状态。
举个例子，A labor strike, for instance, can create turmoil inside a country.
从下面的例子可以看出它的用法： But in a country besieged by a brutal insurgency and economic turmoil, the public’s patience is wearing thin. (Washington Post)
Daunt
Daunt 作为动词，它的同义词有discourage, frighten。它的形容词形式daunting通常有intimidating的意思。一下例子可以看出它的用法：
Putting together the Cubs playoff roster will be a daunting task for general manager Jim Hendry and manager Lou Piniella, and though both say they haven’’t even thought about it yet, you know they have a pretty good idea of who they want playing for them in October. (Chicago Tribune)
Brisk
Brisk用来形容某物迅速或者充满能量的特点。
举个例子，A brisk tea就是一种非常可口的茶。如果我们想形容你走路很快，或者走路精神头十足，可以说you walk briskly。下面是具体用法：
The sound of her iron shoes upon the hard road was quite musical, as she came along at a much brisker trot than usual. (Charles Dickers – Great Expectations)
Abyss
Abyss是指深不见底的深洞或者深渊。
“The Abyss”用来指地狱，包括亡灵所、邪恶之家和对罪大恶极的人惩罚的地方。它的形容词形式为abysmal。
该词的用法可以在以下例句中体现：
If you stare into the Abyss long enough the Abyss stares back at you.” - Friedrich Nietzsche
Uncanny用来描述某件事情很奇怪，让人心神不宁，以至于让人觉得它有超自然的起源。
通过下面的例子我们可以看出它的用法：
Spinoza was uncanny, both personally and philosophically. He wore a signet ring reminding him to be cautious, in contrast to the flamboyant Shelley, whose own ring proclaimed that the good time would come. (NY Times)
Idiosyncrasy
Idiosyncrasy 起源于希腊语 idios “自己的” 和 sun-krasis “气质，特质” 或者 “混合.” Idiosyncrasy是一个个体或者一群人的特别的特点. 它可以用来指精神上或者身体上的特点。 下面你可以看到这个词的用法：
As far as I know, the Soviet Union had a pretty good research sector. But it did a miserable job of translating this research into consumer products, or indeed any products, except possibly weapons. You could chalk this up to some idiosyncrasy of the Soviet Union.
