propensity
A propensidty to something or a propensity for something is a natural tendency to behave in a particular way
Pens/pend -> 1. Weight(pound) 2. Cost 3. Hang 向前偏重
impend 即将发生 [挂在心里]
will happen; will occur; impending war/disaster(即将发生的战争/灾难) |imminent 即将来临的 adj|
append：附加 [ap 加强]
appendix (附录)
suspend：暂停 [挂下方]
- If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a dicision is made about it [暂停]
- If someone is suspended, they are prevented from holding a particular job or position for a fixed length of time or until a decision is made about them [使停职]
- If something is suspended from a high place, it is hanging from that place [hang/悬挂]
pensive：郁郁不乐[weight/心情沉重,沉思冥想]
If you are pensive, you are thinking deeply about something, especially something that worries you slightly
recompense：赔偿[cost/再一次一起花钱,弥补]
compensate[补偿] - If you are given something, usually money, in recompense, you are given it as a reward or because you have suffered [奖赏,补偿]
- If you recompense someone for their efforts or their loss, you given them something, usually money, as a payment or reward [报酬,赔偿]
ponder：思考[e 变成了 o ,反复掂量weight]
If you ponder something, you think about it carefully [仔细思考]
ponderous：沉重的[胖得要死, ous 充满重量]
Ponderous writing or speech is a very serious, uses more words than necessary, and is dull [文章,话语 冗长沉闷 表不满]
preponderant:优势）[weight 最前面的重量, 含金量排第一的]
greater in weight, force, influence, etc[在重量,力量,影响等上 占优势]
proscribe [scribe -> 写 ; 前方写明, 明令禁止]
If something is proscribed by people in authority, the existence or the use of that thing is forbidden [正式宣布被禁止]
nondescript 无法描述, 莫可名状的, 不伦不类
prescribe:规定 [预先写好的] - If a doctor prescribes medicine or treatment for you, he or she tells you what medicine or treatment to have [开 药,处方]
- If a person or set of laws or rules prescribes an action or duty, they state that is must be carried out [规定]
interdict：禁令
If an armed force interdicts something or someone, they stop them and prevent them from moving. If they interdict a route, they block it or cut it off[阻断,封锁]
prohibit：禁止 [exhibit 展览 禁止展览 inhibit：抑制]
If a law or someone in authority prohibits something, they forbid it or make it illegal [禁止]
taboo：禁忌 [tattoo 纹身]
A taboo against a subject or activity is a social custom to avoid doing that activity or talking about that subject, because people find them embarrassing or offensive [禁忌]
ban：禁止 - To ban something means to state officially that is must not be done, slown, or used [官方 明令禁止]
- A ban is an official ruling that something must not be done, shown, or used [官方禁令]
- If you are banned from doing something, you are officially prevented from doing it [禁止]
pseudonym [假名,笔名pseudoscience：伪科学 PS的 pseudo假的
nym/nom -> name
A pseudonym is a name that someone, usually a writer, uses instead of his or her real name
pseudomyopia：假性近视 [myopia]
not genuine; prenteded [假的]
anonymous：匿名 [a 一个 no 没 nym名字 ous的] - If you remain anonymous when you do something, you do not let people know that you were the person who did it [匿名的]
- Something that is anonymous does not reveal who you are [不记名的]
nominate：提名 [nom 名单 in 在里面 内部有个名单] - If someone is nominated for a job or position, their name is formally suggested as a candidate for it[为工作,职位 提名]
- If you dominate someone to a job or position, you formally choose them to hold that job or position [任命]
- If someone or something such as an actor or a film is nominated for an award, someone formally suggests that they should be given that award [被提名 某奖项]
denominate：称呼 [ de 向下, 定下名字 命名]
to give a specific name to; designate 给… 命名
ignominy：耻辱 [ig not 不 nom /名誉 ]
Ignominy is shame or public disgrace [耻辱,公开羞辱]
pugnacious [pugn -> fight pun -> punish 惩罚 打架打的多]
Someone who is pugnacious is always ready to argue or start a fight [好斗的]
repugnant：令人反感的 [反过来打自己人] - If you think that something is horrible and disgusting, you can say that it is repugnant [让人反感,厌恶的]
impugn：抨击 [加强 打击一个人]
If you impugn something such as someone’s motives or integrity, you imply that they are not entirely honest or honourable [指责,质疑]
impunity：有罪不罚的现象 [不惩罚, 免罪]
If you sat that someone does something with impunity, you dispprove of the fact that they are not punished for doing something bad [不受惩罚表不满]
puissance [power]
权利,权势,影响
clout：影响力 [ cloud 只手遮天] - If you clout someone, you hit them [打]
- A person or institution that has clout has influence and power [影响力]
punctilious 一丝不苟 [punc -> 刺 pin -> 针 puncture 刺破]
Someone who is punctilious is very careful to behave correctly [拘谨的]
circumspect：周到
If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks [说话做事] 谨慎小心的
discreet：谨慎
- If you are discreet, you are polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoid embarrassing or offending someone [ 言行]谨慎的
- If you are discreet about something you are doing, you do not tell other people about it, in order to avoid being embarrassing or to gain an advantage [谨慎保密的]
- If you describe something as discreet, you approve of it because it is small in size or degree, or not easily noticed [小巧的,不显眼的 表赞许]
prudent：谨慎meticulous：细致
Someone who is prudent is sensible and careful [谨慎的]
compunction：内疚 [一起刺 千夫所指 心上被针扎了一样]
If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty [悔恨表不满]
pungent：刺鼻的 [punc -> pung 刺激辛辣的]
Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant [刺鼻的,刺激味觉嗅觉的]
expunge：抹去 [拔除刺]
If you expunge something, you get rid of it completely, because it causes problems or bad feelings [抹去,清除]
poignant：辛酸的[point 尖的]
Something that is poignant affects you deeply and makes you feel sadness or regret [辛酸的]
expurgate：删去 [ex – purify - gate]
If someone expurgates a piece of writing, they remove parts of it before it is published because they think those parts will offend or shock people [内容尺度而删减]