MESMERISM, n. Hypnotism before it wore good clothes, kept a carriage and asked Incredulity to dinner.

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carriage ['k?r?d?] 詞頻2 詞根: car
n. 運輸,輸送;(舊時載客的)四輪馬車;〈英〉火車客車車廂;運費;
?? carri=carry運輸+age表物廂 →馬車,客車
"I dismissed the carriage and walked the last mile."
我把馬車打發走了,徒步走完最后一英里路.
近義:landau, chariot, clarence, portage, porterage, transport
mesmerism [['mezm?riz?m]]
n. 催眠術, 催眠狀態\\n[醫] 催眠術
近義:hypnotism
clothes [kloez] 詞頻1 詞根: cl-
n. 衣服,衣物;寢具; v. 穿(衣)( clothe的第三人稱單數);給…提供衣服;(用語言)表達;覆蓋;
?? 構詞:clothe+s
"I'm very choosy about my clothes."
我對自己的衣著很講究。
近義:apparel, array, kit, attire, outfit, raiment
kept [[kept]] 詞頻1
keep的過去式和過去分詞
近義:maintained
incredulity [,?nkr?'dj?l?ti] 詞根: 信任
n. 懷疑;
"At the beginning he had no feeling except sheer incredulity."
開始時他沒有感覺,只覺得全然沒法子相信.
近義:astonishment, scepsis, scepticism, skepticism, stun, stupefaction 反義:naivety, deceivableness, deceivability, credulousness, guilelessness, gullibility
dinner ['d?n?] 詞頻1
n. 正餐,主餐;宴會;晚餐;
?? 鹿(d)在里面(inner)吃 正餐
"Paul asked Tara out to dinner but she gave him the brush-off ."
保羅邀請塔拉外出吃飯,但遭到拒絕。
近義:meal, repast, supper, fare, grub

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