陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

adore/ bellicose/ belligerent/ deference/ defiant/ esteem/ homage/ idolatry/ invidious/ provocative/ pugnacious/ revere/ reverence/ truculent/ venerable/ venerate

1. 正式用法中，名詞的「尊敬」、「敬意」用esteem，「極為崇敬」可用homage或reverence，若強調由於崇敬所以願意服從，用deference：

•All John's students held him in high esteem.

•Let us pay homage to our soldiers.

•The vast majority of people in the country look on their president with reverence (They all have/ show reverence for him).

•Do you treat your parents with deference?

•The young man yielded out of deference to the old man.

2. 「極為尊敬」的動詞主要有revere（正式）和venerate：

•The sage was revered for his wisdom.

•In China, most people venerate their ancestors.

3. 把人像神一般地「崇拜」叫adore，過度或甚至盲目的崇拜之情叫idolatry：

•In childhood most people tend to adore their parents as great heroes.

•The singer was adored to the point of idolatry.

4. 形容人由於年紀和經驗或事物因為有歷史而受人景仰與尊崇，用venerable（正式）：

•He is a venerable leader.

•The venerable guitarist Pat Martino will make a performance tonight.

•This is a venerable financial institution.

•Initiation is a venerable tradition in our society.

5. 「挑釁的」可用defiant或provocative。defiant較常形容挑釁者或其態度、姿勢等，provocative則較常描寫具有挑釁意味的事例（例如文章或演說）：

•The clerk assumed a defiant attitude toward his employer.

•He responded to my carefully considered suggestion with a defiant gesture.

•He made a provocative speech that caused a great deal of argument.

•The proverbially defiant writer published one more provocative article last week.

6. 形容挑釁到幾乎要跟人家打鬥或真的發生鬥毆，用bellicose、belligerent、pugnacious（正式）或truculent：

•His bellicose attitude often got John into fights.

•The minister made a belligerent reply to a diplomatic note.

•As a child the heavy-weight was pugnacious and fought with everyone.

•They are a truculent race.

7. 形容行為或情況刺激到讓人憎惡、氣憤，用invidious：

•Don't pay any attention to his invidious remarks.