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2. defensible adjective
原句: The population went into a dramatic decline and moved to more defensible positions on the escarpment on the sides of the valley.
意思: able to be supported by reasons or arguments that show that it is right or should be allowed
字源: Middle English (in the sense ‘capable of giving protective defence’): from late Latin defensibilis, from Latin defendere, from de- ‘off’ + -fendere ‘to strike’.
例句: Is abortion morally defensible?
3. supremely adverb
原句: The new tomb is in a pyramid called El Diablo in "a supremely defensive position" at the top of a steep slope that is difficult to climb.
意思: extremely
例句: They managed it all supremely well.
4. loot verb
原句: Most now looted, were built on top.
意思: to steal things from shops/stores or buildings after a riot , fire, etc
字源: early 19th cent. (as a verb): from Hindi lūṭ, from Sanskrit luṇṭh- ‘rob’.
例句: More than 20 shops were looted.
5. occupant noun
原句: A chronology that supports the idea that the occupant was the founder of a dynasty.
意思:
a. a person who lives or works in a particular house, room, building, etc
b. a person who is in a vehicle, seat, etc. at a particular time
字源: late 16th cent. (in the legal sense ‘person who establishes a title’): from French, or from Latin occupant- ‘seizing’, from the verb occupare.
例句:
a. All outstanding bills will be paid by the previous occupants.
b. The car was badly damaged but the occupants were unhurt.
1. escarpment noun
原句: The population went into a dramatic decline and moved to more defensible positions on the escarpment on the sides of the valley.
意思: a steep slope that separates an area of high ground from an area of lower ground
字源: early 19th cent.: from French escarpement, escarpe ‘scarp, a very steep slope’, from Italian scarpa ‘slope’. Compare with scarp.
例句: The clay lowlands are flanked by steep chalk escarpments.
2. defensible adjective
原句: The population went into a dramatic decline and moved to more defensible positions on the escarpment on the sides of the valley.
意思: able to be supported by reasons or arguments that show that it is right or should be allowed
字源: Middle English (in the sense ‘capable of giving protective defence’): from late Latin defensibilis, from Latin defendere, from de- ‘off’ + -fendere ‘to strike’.
例句: Is abortion morally defensible?
3. supremely adverb
原句: The new tomb is in a pyramid called El Diablo in "a supremely defensive position" at the top of a steep slope that is difficult to climb.
意思: extremely
例句: They managed it all supremely well.
4. loot verb
原句: Most now looted, were built on top.
意思: to steal things from shops/stores or buildings after a riot , fire, etc
字源: early 19th cent. (as a verb): from Hindi lūṭ, from Sanskrit luṇṭh- ‘rob’.
例句: More than 20 shops were looted.
5. occupant noun
原句: A chronology that supports the idea that the occupant was the founder of a dynasty.
意思:
a. a person who lives or works in a particular house, room, building, etc
b. a person who is in a vehicle, seat, etc. at a particular time
字源: late 16th cent. (in the legal sense ‘person who establishes a title’): from French, or from Latin occupant- ‘seizing’, from the verb occupare.
例句:
a. All outstanding bills will be paid by the previous occupants.
b. The car was badly damaged but the occupants were unhurt.
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