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1、detrimentSomethingthatcausesdamage/harm/losscausedetrimenttotothedetrimentofeg.Inhisfortiesheconsumedthreepacketsofcigarettesaday,tothegrave(great,serious)detrimentofhishealth.withoutdetrimenttoeg.Itwillbedifficulttosolvetherefugeeproblemwithoutdetrimenttotheprogressofpeace.Syndisadvantage,damag
2、e,injury,costdexterousskillfulinusingthehandsorbodyadexteroussurgeon/dexterousfingersbedexterousatstheg.Sheisdexterousatmentalarithmeticbedexterousindoingstheg.Thenewmanagerisdexterousinhandlingmen.bedexterouswitheg.Thejugglerisdexterouswithhishands.synadroit熟练的,灵巧的/deft敏捷熟练的,灵巧的/nimble敏捷的,伶俐的,精
3、明的/skillfuldiscretion1.thefreedomorpowertodecidewhatshouldbedoneinaparticularsituation:curtail/demand/exercise/lack/trust/usesb'sdiscretionuseone'sdiscretionindoingsthEg.I’llleaveituptoyoutouseyourdiscretion.Eg.Howmuchtotellterminallyillpatientsislefttothediscretionofthedoctor.2.careinwhatyousay
4、ordo,inordertokeepsthsecretortoavoidcausingembarrassmenttoordifficultyforsb;thequalityofbeingdiscreet:Eg.Thisisconfidential,butIknowthatIcanrelyonyourdiscretion.eg.answerwithduediscretioneg.speakwithoutduediscretionSyn:prudence审慎,慎重/caution/tact机智,手法/volition自决,自主/diplomacy/calculationfacetioust
5、ryingtoappearamusingandintelligentatatimewhenotherpeopledonotthinkitisappropriate,andwhenitwouldbebettertobeseriousafacetiouscomment / remarkEg.Stopbeingfacetious;thisisserious.eg.Don'tbefacetiousaboutseriousmatters.Syn:jocular好笑的,滑稽的/sensational/flippant轻率的,没礼貌的,嘴碎的gregarious(ofaperson)fondofco
6、mpany;sociable(ofanimals)livinginflockseg.Hermitsarenotgregariouseg.SheepandcattlearegregariousanimalsSyn:extrovert/outgoing/sociableAyn:anti-socialoptimum1.(alsooptimal)thebestpossible;producingthebestpossibleresultsEg.optimumgrowthEg.theoptimumuseofresourcesEg.theoptimumconditionsforeffectivel
7、earning2.theoptimum---[sing.]thebestpossibleresult,setofconditions,etc.eg.optimumchoice/childbearingage/weatherconditions/growthtemperatureSyn:idealostentatiousmeanttoimpressedothers;flashyeg.asimpledesignthatisglamorouswith
