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mettle 
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 | (接近,亲近) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
monologue
2
| (陈词滥调) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (化装舞会,伪装) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
motley
3
| (恶毒的) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (有斑点的,弄脏的) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (多彩的,杂色的,混合的) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
mundane
4
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (普通的,一般的) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (特权) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (勇气,精神) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
nostalgia
5
| (入迷,固执的念头) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (不确定的,冒风险) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
| (想家,乡愁) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
oblivious
6
| (插手,强入,冲出) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (遗忘的,出神的) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (悖论) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (世俗的,日常的) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
obsolete
7
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (过时的,无用的) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (掠夺的,食肉的) living by preying on other animals |
| (独白,个人长篇演说) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
onus
8
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (拒不屈服,反抗) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (负担,责任) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
peccadillo
9
| (早熟的) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (轻罪,轻微冒犯) slight offense; small sin or fault |
| (推崇之至) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (剽窃) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
peremptory
10
| (专制的,强硬的,专横的) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (无所不能的,全能的) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (恶意) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (拙劣的模仿) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |