In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.

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incorrigible [?n'k?r?d??bl] 詞根: 直
adj. 無法矯正的,屢教不改的,無可救藥的; n. 無法矯正,屢教不改,無可救藥; adv. 無法矯正地,屢教不改地,無可救藥地;
?? in不,無+corrig改正 + ible...的 → 積習難改的
"Because he was an incorrigible criminal, he was sentenced to life imprisonment."
他是一個死不悔改的罪犯, 因此被判終生監禁.
近義:irredeemable, uncorrectable, unmendable, intractable 反義:manageable, obedient, pliant, tame, tractable, yielding
conceal [k?n'sil] 詞頻2
vt. 隱藏,隱瞞,遮住;
?? con共同+ceal隱藏→隱藏
"He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted."
他因受擾而難掩怒色。
近義:hide, mask, occult, screen, secrete, shade 反義:report, accuse, betray, finger, decry, delate
diabolical ['dai?'b?lik / -k?l] 詞根: diabolo
adj. 惡魔的,殘忍的;
?? diabol惡魔(devil的同音變形)+ic ...的+al具有...性質的 → 惡魔的
"The traffic was diabolical."
交通狀況糟糕透了。
近義:outrageous, exorbitant, extortionate, lousy, abysmal, rotten 反義:seraphic, cherubic, angelic
cunning ['k?n??] 詞頻2
adj. 狡猾的;奸詐的;靈巧的; n. 狡猾;詭詐;狡黠;
?? cunnen(to know)+ing(形容詞后綴)→狡猾的;熟練的;巧妙的
"He was as cunning as a fox."
他像狐貍一樣狡猾。
近義:intrigue, knack, art, artifice, astuteness, pawkiness 反義:honesty, openheartedness, openness, singleness, straightforwardness, veracity
American [?'merik?n] 詞頻1
n. 美國人;美洲人; 美國英語; adj. 美國的 ;美洲的;地道美國式的;
"a clean-cut all-American boy"
整潔體面的典型美國男孩
近義:us
innocence ['in?sns;'in?s?ns] 詞頻3 詞根: 有毒
n. 清白;天真無邪;無罪的人;
"I am convinced of her innocence."
我堅信她是清白無辜的。
近義:inculpability, ingenuousness, artlessness, naivety, simplemindedness, simplicity 反義:blame, culpability, guiltiness

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