HYENA, n. A beast held in reverence by some oriental nations from its habit of frequenting at night the burial-places of the dead. But the medical student does that.
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n. 尊敬，敬畏;敬禮;受尊敬;尊嚴;
vt. 尊敬;崇敬;敬畏;
?? rever=revere尊敬+ence性質，狀態 →尊敬
"The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature."
這首詩表達了他對大自然的深深崇敬之情。
近義：honor, respect, revere, venerate, dignify, idolization
反義：libel, asperse, malign, outrage, abuse, badmouth
adj. 東方的;東方人的;東方文化的;優質的;
n. 東方人;東亞人;
?? orient東方的+al形容詞后綴→ 東方人；東方的；亞洲的
"They maintain a very powerful fleet in Oriental waters."
他們在遠東海域保持著一支非常強大的艦隊.
近義：easterly, eastern
n. 習慣，習性;氣質;宗教服裝;
vt. 給…穿衣服;打扮;
?? habit表示居住 → 久居 → 習慣；習性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他沒有盯著女人看個沒完的習慣。
近義：practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance
反義：oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
burial
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n. 葬，掩埋;葬禮;
?? buri=bury埋葬 + al 名詞后綴, 行為、事情 → n. 葬禮,葬,掩埋
"Cremation is more common than burial in some countries."
在一些國家,火葬比土葬普遍.
近義：inhumation, interment, sepulture, burying, entombment, funeral
反義：disinterment
adj. 醫學的;醫藥的;醫療的;內科的;
n. 體格檢查;
?? medic醫師 + al ...的 → 醫學的；內科的
"the medical certification of the cause of death"
為死因出具醫學鑒定
近義：medicinal, curative
n. 學生，大學生;研究者，學者;中學生;<美俚>初學者;
?? stud=study學習+ent人→學生
"In borderline cases teachers will take the final decision, based on the student's previous work."
在難以定奪的情況下，教師將根據學生先前的作業做出最終評分。
近義：pupil, schoolboy, schoolchild, trainee, undergraduate, collegian
反義：pedagog, pedagogue, teacher, educationalist, educationist
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