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Intelligence is sexy so that's why we
富有智慧的人非常的性感,這也是為什麼
should all know the word "Sapiosexual" or "Sapiosexual".
我們都應該知道「Sapiosexual」這個字
You can pronounce it both ways
你可以發這兩種音
It means that you're attracted to intelligence
它的意思是你被有才華的人吸引
At times like these we need
在這個時候
a bit more intelligence
我們需要多一些智慧
So here are 10 words that you can start using to
所以這裡有 10 個單字讓你可以用來
improve your vocabulary,
加強你的單字量
make you sound smarter, and therefore more sexy
讓你聽起來比較聰明,然後就會更性感
You're welcome
不客氣
The first word is "Beleaguer"
第一個字是「Beleaguer」
Now this means to cause problems or trouble for something
意思是造成什麼麻煩或問題
In a passive voice
在被動式中
"To be beleaguered by something"
"To be beleaguered by something"
means to be surrounded by problems or troubles
表示被困於什麼問題或麻煩中
For example:
例如:
"A lack of funding by the government can beleaguer the education system
缺少政府的資金可能會造成教育系統問題
and cause schools to close"
並且造成學校倒閉
Or an example of the passive voice could be:
另外被動式的例子
"His business was beleaguered with financial problems since the beginning"
他的事業從一開始就被金融問題困擾著
The next word is "Belabour"
下一個單字是「Belabour」
Not to be confused with "Beleaguer"
不要跟「Beleaguer」搞混了
and definitely not to be confused with "Belieber"
也絕對不要跟「Belieber」搞混
This means to explain or
它的意思是過度說明或
to worry about something too much
過度擔心什麼
to emphasize something to the point where
表示過度強調一個點
it's boring or annoying
直到變得無聊又煩人
Basically repeating a point more than necessary
基本上就是一直重複可是不需要
For example:
例如:
"I know I arrived late but if
我知道我遲到了
you're going to belabour that fact then
可是如果你要一直強調這個事實的話
I'll just go home again"
我就要直接回家了
Conflate, this means to merge two things
「Conflate」,它的意思是合併兩個東西
usually two ideas, bits of information, or two points
通常是兩個想法,一些資訊,又或者是
into one singular thing
把兩個點結合成一個東西
For example:
例如:
"Don't conflate love and sex, they're not the same thing"
不要把愛情和性合在一起,他們是不同的東西
The Wherewithal, having the wherewithal to do something talks
「Wherewithal」,擁有「Wherewithal」的能力
about having the ability to do it
意思是你有做這件事的能力
For example:
例如:
"Unfortunately I lack the
很不幸的,我缺乏
wherewithal to start my own business
創業的能力
I don't have the money or the brains"
我沒有錢也沒有想法
The next word is "Hamper", this means to hinder
下一個單字是「Hamper」,意思是阻撓
impede, create barriers to progress or success
阻礙、形成你前進或成功的障礙
For example:
例如:
"Lack of practice has really hampered my ability to improve my English"
缺少練習真的阻撓了我的英文學習能力
"Reprehensible", this means to act
「Reprehensible」,意思是做出
in a terrible, awful, unforgivable way
很糟糕、惡劣而且令人難以忘記的行為
For example:
例如:
"The way you acted at my party was reprehensible,
你昨天在我派對上的行為真的很糟糕
you kissed my dog with an open mouth, in front of my cats!
你舌吻了我的狗,在我的貓面前!
You know how jealous they get!"
你明明知道他們多愛吃醋!
The next word is "Erudite", this shows great knowledge,
下一個字是「Erudite」,這表示你很有智慧
education, shows that you've learned a lot
受教育的,而且懂很多
For example:
例如:
"Yes but Obama was articulate and erudite,
沒錯可是歐巴馬口才好又很有學問
Donald Trump just sounds like DUH DUH DUH
川普聽起來就是(胡言亂語)
The next word is "Impeccable"
下一個單字是「Impeccable」
Perfect, without any mistakes
完美,沒有任何錯誤
For example:
例如:
"Wow your English homework was impeccable! Not one mistake!"
哇!你的英文作業超完美的!沒有任何一個錯誤!
The next word is "Innate", it means something natural
下一個單字是「Innate」,表示你內在
inside you, or instinctive
天生的東西,或是本能
For example:
例如:
"I have an innate ability to see peoples' aura
我有天生的能力可以看到人們的光環
Your aura is purple today
你今天的光環是紫色的
Purple is the sign of the Capricorn
紫色代表摩羯座
and the final word is "Eloquent"
最後一個單字是「Eloquent」
This describes speech when
它用來描述演講時
it is articulate, fluent and well-expressed,
口條清晰流暢,並且善於表達
It is 'eloquent'
就叫做 eloquent
For example:
例如:
"Here it is, a fragile, delicate, pale blue dot
這個脆弱、嬌嫩又蒼白的藍點
and that's where we live
就是我們住的地方
that's where every human has ever lived,
是每個人類都住過的地方
and you can see the vulnerability at a glance" - Carl Sagan
你立刻就可以看出它的脆弱 - Carl Sagan
He spoke so eloquently
他講得真有說服力
So I hope your vocabulary has improved
希望你的單字有進步
Now you can sound smarter and sexier
現在你可以聽起來更聰明又更性感了
Go out there and be sexy!
走出去變性感吧!
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你可以收到通知
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是個值得按的鈕
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