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taciturn [}t$sD`t"n] adj. 沉默寡言的；不茍言笑的quiet and shy and not saying much
a taciturn young man
ex.clude [0k}sklud] v. 1. 不包括 to keep out; shut out ( include包括)
The author excluded some important information from the book because he did
not want readers to know about it. 一些重要資料未寫入書裡
I put all but one vegetable into the soup; I excluded the corn. 98指
2. 防止------進入；阻止------參加
He was excluded from the meeting.
Don’t exclude her from the conversation.
3. 排除------的可能性
We can’t exclude the possibility.
【字首ex- (出；在外) ； 字根clud- (關閉) 】
excluding [0k}sklud0H] prep. 不包括；除------外not including
The store is open all week, excluding Sundays.
The cost of hiring equipment, excluding insurance, is around $600 a year.
ex.clu.sion [0k}skluIDn] n. 排斥；排除在外
The court ruled that the exclusion of minority students from the school was illegal.
ex.clu.sive [0k}sklus0v] adj. 1. 獨有的；專用的；獨家的；排他的 95指
The pool is for the exclusive use of the hotel’s guests.
She has exclusive ownership of the house and property.
That is an exclusive club for lawyers only.
2. 高級的；高檔的
She stayed at an exclusive hotel.
n. 獨家新聞
exclusively [0k}sklus0vli] adv. 專有地；唯獨 93指
a club exclusively for women
Our customers are almost exclusively male.
ar.ro.gance [}$rDgDns] n. 傲慢self-importance usually offensive to others;
haughtiness
The arrogance of that man annoys everyone.
She hated his arrogance and the disrespect he showed for other people.
ar.ro.gant [}$rDgDnt] adj. 傲慢的self-important; haughty 92
He’s unpopular because he’s so arrogant.
He was an arrogant young man who never listened to other people’s advice.
An arrogant person does not have any respect for other people or their opinions.
ex.tinct [0k}st0Hkt] adj. 絕跡的no longer living or in existence 96指
Many animals that lived thousands of years ago are now extinct.
Why did the dinosaurs become extinct?
extinction [0k}st0HkNDn] n. 絕跡
Several species of monkey are in danger of extinction.
Tigers are facing extinction.
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