小词详解 | enamoured
Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity.
你已经和坎坷的命运结下了不解之缘。
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小词详解 | subpoena
It's very difficult to pin down the President of the United States without subpoena powers.
在没有传唤权的情况下压制美国总统是很困难的。
小词详解 | engender
Gender → Engender
小词详解 | eclectic
I have a very eclectic taste when it comes to music.
在音乐方面，我的品味非常不拘一格。
小词详解 | culminate
我和老板的争吵日益恶化，直到最终我决定换工作。
My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.
小词详解 | pristine
Carrie swallowed this story in all its pristine beauty.
嘉莉原原本本地相信了这个美丽的故事。
小词详解 | encroach
encroach源自于诺曼时期古法语单词encrocher（抓住，紧固，用钩子钩住），由en-（“in”）和croche（钩子）构成。
小词详解 | buttress
A gust of wind swept over the parapet and Dr. Kerry teetered, clutching the wall. I stepped up onto the ridge so he could flatten himself against the buttress. He stared at me, waiting for an explanation.
一阵狂风扫过护栏，克里博士摇晃起来，抓住墙壁不放。我走上屋脊，好让他靠在扶壁上。他盯着我，等着我解释。
小词详解 | ebb
Defeat may be victory in disguise; the lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
失败也许隐藏着成功；低潮过后就轮到高潮。
小词详解 | subversive
The most subversive people are those who ask questions. Giving answers is not nearly as threatening.
最具颠覆性的人就是那些提出问题的人，而回答问题则比较不危险。
小词详解 | askew
世界上有各式各样不同的司法制度。报应性司法主要是西方的。而非洲式谅解更具恢复性——与其说是惩罚，不如说是纠正或恢复一种被打破的平衡。
小词详解 | askance
On the one hand, the rich look askance at our continuing poverty - on the other, they warn us against their own methods.
一方面那些发达国家对我们长久以来的贫困不屑一顾，另一方面他们又警告我们不要采取他们的方法。