SAT词汇技能5 - 第33课

the act of ridiculing someone or something in a hurtful manner

嘲笑, 讽刺

a collection of nests that a bird colony, such as rooks build for breeding

鸟巢, 鸟类栖息地

the money, estate, or goods brought by a bride or her family to her husband or his family on their marriage

嫁妆, 陪嫁

the condition of dying without a valid will, leaving the distribution of one's estate to be determined by the laws of intestate succession rather than specific instructions in a will

无遗嘱状态, 无遗嘱继承

the act of stealing something from someone, especially without breaking into a building

盗窃, 偷盗

a form of government in which the absolute power is held by a single person

自给自足, 独裁

the lack of interest, concern, emotions for things

冷漠

the state of having peculiar, unusual, or strange trait or characteristic

畸形, 特殊性

a political system in which a small group of high-powered people control a country or organization

寡头政治

a person or entity who agrees to be responsible for the debt or obligation of another person or entity

担保人, 保证人

a person who performs a certain official purpose or duty, especially in government offices

官员, 职员

the government of Roman Catholic Church

教皇制, 教皇政府

the act of being artfully dishonest to deceive people or achieve something

欺骗, 奸诈

the people that a person is descended from

祖先, 血统

the number of times an event recurs in a unit of time

频率

(phonetics) a subdivision of phonetics dealing with stress and intonation

韵律

a place, such as a factory, where dairy products, including butter and cheese, are prepared or sold

奶制品工厂, 奶品店

a place used for storing grains or farm food

粮仓, 谷物仓

the whole of something, from beginning to end

整体, 全部

a raised narrow mass of land that sticks out into the sea

岬, 海岬