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1、nectar:花蜜,甜美的饮料ambrosia:神的食物,特别美味的食物nectarandambrosia:美味佳肴delphicoftennotcapitalized:AMBIGUOUS,OBSCURE(阿波罗)神谕的,意义不明确的,暧昧的Olympian Olympian/əʊˈlɪm.pi.ən/US/oʊ-/adjectiveLITERARYhavingthequalitiesofagod:似神的;威严的;强大有力的奥林匹斯山诸神的;天上的;神仙般的S

2、hehasmaintainedanOlympiandetachmentfrom(=avoidedbeinginvolvedwithandworriedby)theeverydaybusinessoftheoffice.martial a.战争的，军事的战时的;战争的;勇武的;好战的;象军人的;军事的;陆海军的mar·tial/ˈmɑːʃəlUSˈmɑːr-/adj[onlybeforenoun][Date:1300-1400;Language:Latin;Origin:martialis'ofMa

3、rs',fromMarsMars,godofwar]connectedwithwarandfighting　martialmusic→courtmartialnemesis nemesis/ˈnem.ə.sɪs/报应，天罚.[nemesis]天罚;报应3.[nemesis]复仇者;给以报应者4.人力所不能克服或做不到的事情noun[C]pluralnemesesLITERARY1Someone'snemesisisapersonorthingthatisverydifficultforthemto

4、defeat.2(acauseof)punishmentordefeatthatisdeservedandcannotbeavoided:ThetaxincreasesprovedtobethePresident'spoliticalnemesisatthefollowingelection.titanic ti·tan·ic/taɪˈtænɪk/adja.巨大的[常作titanic]巨人的,力大无比的;极其有力的verybig,strong,impressiveetc　atitanicstrug

5、gletitanic/taɪˈtæn.ɪk/adjectiveextremelypowerful,strong,importantorlarge:titanicmountainsatitanicbattle/performance/struggleiridescent iridescent/ˌɪr.ɪˈdes.ənt/adjectiveshowingmanybrightcolourswhichchangewithmovement:Herlatestfashioncollectionfeatures

6、shimmeringiridescentmaterials.iridescent ir·i·des·cent/ˌɪrɪˈdesənt/adjformala.闪光的，现晕光的虹彩的;呈彩虹色的;【纺】闪光的彩虹色的,闪光的[Date:1700-1800;Language:Latin;Origin:iris;IRIS]showingcoloursthatseemtochangeindifferentlights　smalliridescentbluefliesadisciple/son/daughte

7、rofMomus:吹毛求疵的人Prickypeople:滑稽的人mnemonics  n.Pronunciation:    ni-'mä-niksFunction:          nounpluralbutsingularinconstructionDate:              circa1721:atechniqueofimprovingthememoryn.记忆法，记忆规则记忆术 1mne·mon·ic1  n.Pronunciation:    ni-'mä-nikFuncti

8、on:          adjectiveEtymology:         Greekmnēmonikos,frommnēmōnmindful,frommimnēskesthaitoremember―moreatMINDDate:              17531:assistingorintendedtoassistmemoryalso:oforrelatingtomnemonics2:oforrelatingtomemory –mne·mon·i·cal·ly-ni