全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 311 Oct. 19
vigil [}v0dIDl] n. 1. (看望病人) 守夜 a period of waiting
She keeps an all-night vigil for her sick child.
His parents kept a round-the-clock vigil at his bedside.
2. 守夜祈禱 ；守夜靜默抗議
The crowd held a candlelight vigil for peace.
About 50 people held a candlelight vigil outside the prison.
pros.e.cute ['prAsD`kjut] v. 起訴；控告
The police decided to prosecute him for theft.
The company was prosecuted for breaching the Occupational Safety and Health
Act.
Trespassers will be prosecuted.
prosecution [`prAsD'kjuNDn] n. 1. 起訴；指控
The defendant is awaiting prosecution.
He threatened to bring a private prosecution against the doctor.
2. the prosecution : 控方；原告律師
She was a witness for the prosecution.
The prosecution will question witnesses this week.
The prosecution has failed to prove its case.
prosecutor ['prAsD`kjutQ] n. 1. 檢察官； 2. 控方律師；原告律師 92
A public prosecutor brings lawsuits on behalf of the citizens of the district.
tout [taUt] v. 吹捧；兜售to sell with too much praise
The company is running advertisements touting the drug’s effectiveness.
Sidewalk vendors touted their goods. // a stock touted by experts
He’s being touted as the next governor.
The club is being touted as the best place to hear live music.
segment [}sGgmDnt] n. 部分；片斷；(水果、花等) 片、塊、瓣section 101指
His comments were offensive to a large segment of the population.
She cleaned a small segment of the painting.
You can separate the segments of a grapefruit with your fingers.
certain segments of the population // orange / grapefruit segments
segment [}sGgmGnt] v. 分割；劃分 to divide into segments 96學
Researchers segmented the population into different age groups.
dis.cre.tion [d0}skrGNDn] n. 1. 自行決定權；自行決定的自由
The coach used /exercised his own discretion to let the injured quarterback play.
Because of the violence in the movie, parental discretion is advised.
Bail is granted at the discretion of the court. 由法庭決定准予保釋
I’ll leave it up to you to use your discretion.
You can spend the money at your discretion.
The funds may be spent at the manager’s discretion.
2. 謹慎；慎重 ( discreet)
He always uses care and discretion when dealing with others.
This is confidential, but I know that I can rely on your discretion.
The investigation will be carried out with the utmost discretion.
dis.cre.tion.ar.y [d0}skrGND`nGri] adj. 自由決定的；酌情決定的
You may be eligible for a discretionary grant for your college tuition.
學校自行決定是否發放的款項；酌情撥款
discretionary income (必要支出之後可自由支配的所得)
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