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nuance 
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 | (過度儉省,吝嗇) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| (細微差別) subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning |
| (自大,輕狂,專橫) overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward |
| (暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
objective
2
| (過度儉省,吝嗇) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| (不為情所動的,公平的) not influenced by emotions; having actual existence or reality |
| (傳統的,保守的) traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
| (圓滑的,柔韌的,彎曲的) flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
officious
3
| (硬化,骨化,化石化) change or form into bone; become set in a rigidly conventional pattern; change from soft tissue to hard bony tissue |
| (垂直落下) fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply |
| (多管閒事的) marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others |
| (寄生,寄生體) animal or plant living on another |
ordain
4
| (暗的,不透明的) impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
| (指定,規定,任命,命令) decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (鳥類的羽毛) covering of feathers on bird; feathers used ornamentally; elaborate dress |
orthodox
5
| (一邊倒的) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party |
| (子孫,後裔) descendants collectively; the race that proceeds from a progenitor; future generations |
| (導言,介紹詞) introductory statement; introductory paragraph or division of discourse or writing |
| (傳統的,保守的) traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion |
overt
6
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (明顯的,公然的) open to view; not secret or hidden |
| (自大,輕狂,專橫) overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward |
| (辯論的,好辯的) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
parsimony
7
| (入迷,固執的念頭) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (過度儉省,吝嗇) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily |
| (動物園) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |
| (不確定的,冒風險) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
polemical
8
| (徹底摧毀) destroy completely; do away with completely so as to leave no trace |
| (前提,基於的假定) essential premise; underlying assumption |
| (辯論的,好辯的) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious |
| (前任,前輩) former occupant of post; ancestor or forefather |
poseur
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| (裝模作樣的人,邯鄲學步) person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant to impress others |
| (執拗的,頑固的) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (自大,輕狂,專橫) overconfident; going beyond what is right or proper; excessively forward |
| (迷惑,困惑,增加不必要的複雜性) confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex |
postulate
10
| (過剩,過多) excess; over-fullness in any respect; superabundance |
| (前提,基於的假定) essential premise; underlying assumption |
| (自命不凡,華而不實,自大) intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious |
| (動物園) collection of live wild animals on exhibition; enclosure in which wild animals are kept |