從A到Z26個(gè)奇葩英文單詞 你認(rèn)識(shí)幾個(gè)？
你穿過尖頭皮鞋或高腰褲嗎?關(guān)于法國女人和她們的腋窩的說法是真的嗎?你的朋友有抱怨過你吃喝時(shí)聲音太大嗎?你有經(jīng)歷過變獸妄想并認(rèn)為自己是一頭大象嗎?
If you’re confused as to how to answer any – or all – of these questions, never fear! We’ve created this confusion, and we’re here to clear it up with this alphabetical list of 26 weird English words and their meanings.
如果你已經(jīng)暈倒，表示不知道如何回答所有或部分上面的問題，請不要害怕!我們就是故意制造這些混亂的，而且我們已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好按英文字母順序排序的26個(gè)奇葩英文單詞為你答疑解惑。
1. agastopia
n. – admiration of a particular part of someone’s body
名詞——指尤其迷戀某人身體的某一部分。
2. bibble
v. – to drink often; to eat and/or drink noisily
動(dòng)詞——經(jīng)常喝酒;吃東西或喝東西時(shí)噪音很大。
3. cabotage
n. – coastal navigation; the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders
名詞——沿海貿(mào)易權(quán);(尤指給外國運(yùn)輸工具的)在某個(gè)國家邊境航空運(yùn)輸范圍內(nèi)的沿海貿(mào)易權(quán)，沿海航行權(quán)
4. doodle sack
n. – old English word for bagpipe
名詞——風(fēng)笛的古英語寫法。
5. erinaceous
adj. – of, pertaining to, or resembling a hedgehog
形容詞——猬的，似猬的，多髦毛的
Although she won’t know what it means, never, ever tell your date Erin that she is “looking quite erinaceous this evening.”
盡管她不會(huì)知道是什么意思，但永永遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)都不要告訴你的女朋友Erin“她今晚打扮的像個(gè)刺猬一樣。”
6. firman
n. – in Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or mandate issued by the sovereign
名詞——在土耳其和一些其它東方國家，由最高統(tǒng)治者(君主)所發(fā)出的法令或命令。
7. gabelle
n. – a tax on salt
名詞——鹽稅
8. halfpace
n. – a platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight
名詞——站臺(tái)或樓梯間內(nèi)樓梯可以精準(zhǔn)的轉(zhuǎn)向相反方向更低一層樓梯。
9. impignorate
v. – to pawn or mortgage something
動(dòng)詞——典當(dāng)、抵押某物。
10. jentacular
adj. – pertaining to breakfast
形容詞——關(guān)于早餐的，附屬于早餐的。
11. kakorrhaphiophobia
n. – fear of failure
名詞——失敗恐懼癥。
This is the last word that someone with kakorrhaphiophobia would want to encounter in a spelling bee.
在拼字比賽中“失敗恐懼癥”是人們最不愿看到的單詞。
12. lamprophony
n. – loudness and clarity of enunciation
名詞——聲音的響亮和清晰。
13. macrosmatic
adj. – having a good sense of smell
形容詞——嗅覺發(fā)達(dá)的。
14. nudiustertian
n. – the day before yesterday
名詞——前天。
15. oxter
n. – outdated word meaning “armpit”
名詞——過時(shí)的詞，指“腋下”。
16. pauciloquent
adj. – uttering few words; brief in speech
形容詞——微言大義的、說的很少;簡短的演講。
17. quire
n. – two dozen sheets of paper
名詞——兩打紙張。
18. ratoon
n. – small shoot growing from the root of a plant
名詞——(農(nóng)作物，尤其指甘蔗的)截根苗。
19. salopettes
n. – high-waisted skiing pants with shoulder straps
名詞——高腰帶吊褲帶的高腰褲。
20. tittynope
n. – a small quantity of something left over
名詞——某物剩下的少量部分。
21. ulotrichous
adj. – having wooly or crispy hair
形容詞——adj.鬈發(fā)人種的，鬈發(fā)的
22. valetudinarian
n. – a sickly or weak person, especially one who is constantly and morbidly concerned with his or her health
名詞——體弱多病的人，為健康過份擔(dān)憂的人。
23. winklepicker
n. – style of shoe or boot in the 1950s with a sharp and long pointed toe
名詞——流行于19世紀(jì)50年代的尖頭皮鞋或尖頭皮靴。
24. xertz
v. – to gulp down quickly and greedily
動(dòng)詞——狼吞虎咽地吃。
25. yarborough
n. – hand of cards containing no card above a nine
名詞——沒有超過九點(diǎn)的一手牌。
26. zoanthropy
n. – delusion of a person who believes himself changed into an animal
名詞——變獸妄想。
