小词详解 | tepid
How stagnant and tepid the whole British political scene is now is just beyond belief.
现在整个英国的政治局势是多么的停滞不前和不温不火，简直是难以置信。
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小词详解 | uncanny
To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.
要想有影响力，你真的不需要权力。而你最需要的是对人们最在乎的东西有着近乎不可思议的理解。
小词详解 | enamoured
Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity.
你已经和坎坷的命运结下了不解之缘。
小词详解 | subpoena
It's very difficult to pin down the President of the United States without subpoena powers.
在没有传唤权的情况下压制美国总统是很困难的。
小词详解 | engender
Gender → Engender
小词详解 | eclectic
I have a very eclectic taste when it comes to music.
在音乐方面，我的品味非常不拘一格。
小词详解 | culminate
我和老板的争吵日益恶化，直到最终我决定换工作。
My arguments with the boss got worse and worse, and finally culminated in my resignation.
小词详解 | pristine
Carrie swallowed this story in all its pristine beauty.
嘉莉原原本本地相信了这个美丽的故事。
小词详解 | encroach
encroach源自于诺曼时期古法语单词encrocher（抓住，紧固，用钩子钩住），由en-（“in”）和croche（钩子）构成。
小词详解 | buttress
A gust of wind swept over the parapet and Dr. Kerry teetered, clutching the wall. I stepped up onto the ridge so he could flatten himself against the buttress. He stared at me, waiting for an explanation.
一阵狂风扫过护栏，克里博士摇晃起来，抓住墙壁不放。我走上屋脊，好让他靠在扶壁上。他盯着我，等着我解释。
小词详解 | ebb
Defeat may be victory in disguise; the lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
失败也许隐藏着成功；低潮过后就轮到高潮。
小词详解 | subversive
The most subversive people are those who ask questions. Giving answers is not nearly as threatening.
最具颠覆性的人就是那些提出问题的人，而回答问题则比较不危险。