今日英语词汇: lay (something) at (one’s) feet, be on the line, there’s no mistaking, defund。儒琴英语词汇选自欧美报刊文章以及英语原文小说。坚持学习英语今日词汇,有助于阅读和理解当今欧美主流媒体的新闻时事报道和英语文学作品。
courtesan: noun [ C ]/ˈkɔːr.t̬ə.zæn/a prostitute with a courtly, wealthy, or upper-class clientele
(旧时与富人或要人交往的)高级妓女,交际花
Kuchuk Hanem: 库楚克•哈内姆,埃及的风尘女子
incisor:noun [ C ] /ɪnˈsaɪ.zɚ/ 切牙,门齿
pelisse: 皮制上衣
divan:noun [ C ]/dɪˈvæn/ a long, comfortable seat for more than one person that has no back or arms
(无靠背和扶手的)多人沙发
reverie:noun [ C or U ] literary /ˈrev.ɚ.i/ (a state of having) pleasant dream-like thoughts
幻想;梦想;白日梦;沉思
temperamentally (temperamental): caused by your own character and feelings 气质的;性情的;性格的
lend support to: To add information or details to something, especially to make it seem more credible or probable.增加信息或细节,尤指使其看起来更可信或更可能
Nubian : [ˈnjuːbjən] 努比亚人, 是非洲东北部苏丹的民族
hawk: verb [ T ] /hɑːk/ to sell goods informally in public places 沿街兜售,叫卖
sycamore: noun [ C ] /ˈsɪk.ə.mɔːr/ 西克莫槭树,悬铃木
obverse: 对立面;反面 facing the observer or opponent; the opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth.
tenor: noun (CHARACTER) [ U ] formal the general meaning, character, or pattern of something 大意;要旨;基调
prudery (prudishness): 假正经; 谈性色变的态度(或行为) the characteristic quality or state of a prude; the quality of being very easily shocked by rude things, especially by anything relating to sex
guttural:adjective /ˈɡʌt̬.ɚ.əl/ being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable 喉咙里发出的,粗嘎的;着嗓门粗声粗气的
scruffy (adjective);scruffiness (noun): unkempt, slovenly, shaggy; untidy and looking a little dirty 不修边幅; 邋遢;不整洁看起来有点脏
ostentatious: adjective /ˌɑː.stənˈteɪ.ʃəs/ attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness :铺张的,摆阔的;炫耀的,卖弄的;招摇的
snake charmer: (用奏乐等方式使蛇起舞的)弄蛇人,耍蛇者
harem :noun [ C ] /ˈher.əm/ (穆斯林住宅中的)闺阁,闺房
minaret:noun [ C ] /ˌmɪn.əˈret/ (清真寺的)宣礼塔
souk: noun [ C ]/suːk/ a market in an Arab country (阿拉伯国家的一种)露天市场
mustachioed:adjective, /məˈstæʃ.i.oʊd/having a large moustache
留髭的;留着小胡子