aboriginal n./a. aboriginal forests, an aboriginal language
amendment n. 改正;修正
indulgent a.[+to/with] She is indulgent to her grandchildren.
industrious a. diligent, hard-working
managerial a. manage
disadvantaged a./n. advantaged families
deception n.[U] They attempted to practice deception on the public.
shambles n. mess,disorder,chaos
be committed to+v-ing
assume vt. The prince assumed power when he was only fifteen.
inauguration n. 就職; 就職典禮
The inauguration of a President of the United States takes placeon January 20.
debut n. The actress made her debut in the new comedy.
lucrative a. 賺錢的, 有利可圖的 a lucrative investment 賺錢的投資
sleuth 警犬
sham 騙局,欺騙
sphinx 獅身人面像
complacent a. self-satisfied, contended, pleased with what you...
contempt for a. disrespect
contentious a. disputatious
contigent a. 附帶的[(+to)]; 以...為條件的[F][(+on/upon)]The time of his arrival is contingent on the weather . 他到達的時間要視天氣條件而定。
serendipity n.意外發現珍奇事物的本領
drop a line 給某人寫信(通常指短信)
proficient +in/at 精通的,熟練的
on guard 警戒著
come to an end
come into play 起作用,生效
come into force(使法律、規則等)生效, 開始執行
為什麼白金漢宮前不加定冠詞the?
more information for your reference:(Cambridge Grammar In Use/ U74)
*we do not use the with name of people. In the same way, we do not normally use the with names of places.
*but we use the in the names with Republic, Kingdom, States
ex. Canada & the United States
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