woefully (woeful), orphan, cryptic, posit,

woefully [ˈwəufəli] DJ [ˈwofəlɪ] KK


adverb

1.悲哀地

2.令人遺憾地

woeful /ˈwəʊfl/ DJ /ˈwoʊfl/ DJ US /'wofəl/ KK US


adjective

1.very bad or serious; that you disapprove of 糟糕的；嚴重的；不合意的 usually before noun

See also: deplorable Synonym

She displayed a woeful ignorance of the rules. 她對這些條例表現出可悲的無知。

2.very sad 悲慘的；憂傷的 literary formal

a woeful face 憂傷的面孔

woeful tales of broken romances 破裂愛情的悲慘故事

Derivative: woefully adverb /-fəli/ DJ /-fəlɪ/ KK

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woe·ful

1.Characterized by, expressive of, or causing sorrow or misery

2.Very bad; deplorable

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adjective: woesome, sad, sorrowful, rueful, miserable, lamentable, doleful, unhappy, mournful, wretched, sorry, grievous, dolorous, pitiable, deplorable

cryptic /ˈkrɪptɪk/ DJ /'krɪptɪk/ KK


1.with a meaning that is hidden or not easily understood 含義隱晦的；晦澀難懂的 adjective

a cryptic message/remark/smile 令人困惑的信息╱話語╱微笑

a cryptic crossword clue 撲朔迷離的縱橫字謎線索

Derivative: cryptically adverb /-kli/ DJ /-klɪ/ KK

‘Yes and no,’ she replied cryptically. “又是又不是。”她回答得很隱晦。

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cryp·tic

1.Having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

2.(of a crossword) Having difficult clues that indicate the solutions indirectly

3.(of coloration or markings) Serving to camouflage an animal in its natural environment

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adjective: occult, secret, enigmatic, mysterious, hidden, privy, mystic


orphan /ˈɔːfn/ DJ /ˈɔːrfn/ DJ US /'ɔrfən/ KK US


noun

1.a child whose parents are dead 孤兒

He was an orphan and lived with his uncle. 他是個孤兒，和他叔叔一起生活。

orphan boys/girls 父母雙亡的男孩／女孩

verb

1.to make a child an orphan 使成為孤兒 VN usually passive

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or·phan

1.A child whose parents are dead

2.A person or thing bereft of protection, position, etc

3.The first line of a paragraph set as the last line of a page or column, considered undesirable


posit /ˈpɒzɪt/ DJ /ˈpɑːz-/ DJ US /'pɑzɪt/ KK US


1.to suggest or accept that something is true so that it can be used as the basis for an argument or discussion 假設；認定；認為…為實 verb formal

See also: postulate Synonym

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pos·it

1.Assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument

2.Base something on the truth of (a particular assumption)

3.Put in position; place

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verb: place, set, put, pose, postulate