全民英檢初級至高級單字 &托福單字
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Day 327 Nov. 4
perverse [pQ}v"s] adj. 乖張的；任性的；執拗的；一意孤行的 1100
It is simply perverse to refuse a perfectly safe treatment.
She takes perverse pleasure /delight in causing problems.
He finds a perverse pleasure in upsetting his parents.
a perverse sense of humor // a perverse decision
perverse (= perverted) sexual desires
Do you really mean that or are you just being deliberately perverse?
perversely adv.
perversely amusing
He seemed perversely proud of his criminal record.
perversity [pQ}v"sDti] n. 任性；執拗；反常；執迷不悟
She refused to accept their help out of sheer perversity.
He refused to attend out of sheer perversity.
His perversity caused his parents to worry.
perversion [pQ}v"IDn] n. 1. 歪曲；曲解；顛倒是非
His nasty stories are perversions of the truth.
a perversion of the law /truth // Her account was a perversion of the truth.
2. 性變態；性反常行為
sexual perversions /perversion
pervert [pQ}v"t] v. 歪曲；曲解；誤用；侵害；腐蝕；使墮落；使性變態
That liar perverts the truth.
Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction.
Some people believe that television can pervert the minds of children.
movies that pervert the minds of young people
They said he was perverted by sex, money, and power.
pervert [}pQ`v"t] n. 性變態者 deviant
a sexual pervert
perverted [`pQ}v"t0d] adj. 1. 性變態的；性慾反常的
They were the most perverted pictures I had ever seen!
perverted minds /criminals // sexual acts, normal and perverted
2. 反常的；變態的；違反道德的 perverse
perverted logic // perverted political views
She was having difficulty following his perverted logic.
He took a perverted delight /pleasure in watching them suffer.
as.sume [D}sum] v. 1. 認為；假定；假設to believe something is true without
knowing ; suppose
I’m assuming everyone here has an e-mail address.
I assume we will arrive at the station on time if we leave now.
I assume that you can do the work.
I assumed that they were brothers because they look so much alike.
2. 負責；承擔；取得 (權力) take responsibility for
She will assume care of the child during the mother’s illness.
You will have to assume the responsibility of feeding the dog.
His first priority was assuming control of the army.
3. 裝出；假裝 put on
Henry assumed an air of innocence.
She assumed an air of concern.
as.sump.tion [D}sKmpNDn] n. 1. 假定；假設
Your assumption turned out to be wrong.
He will come home tomorrow. At least, that’s my assumption.
2. (責任的) 承擔；(權力的) 獲得
her assumption of the presidency // their assumption of power /control
thereabouts [`MGrD}baUts] adv. (用於or之後) 1. 在那附近 near the place mentioned
He comes from Miami or thereabouts.
2. 大約；左右；上下
The paid $100,000 or thereabouts for the house.
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