thetrialthatrockedtheworld課后答案詞匯

1、詞匯(Vocabulary)sweltering(adj.):thatswelterssuffersfromtheheat；veryhot；sultry熱得發(fā)昏的；酷熱counsel(n.):alawyergroupoflawyersgivingadviceaboutlegalmattersrepresentingclientsincourt辯護(hù)律師；法律顧問；辯護(hù)人silvertongued(adj.):eloquent；persua

2、sive雄辯的；口才流利的at(n.):askilled，eloquentpublicspeaker雄辯家jury(n.):agroupofpeopleswntoheartheevidenceinquireintothefactsinalawcase，togivedecisioninaccdancewiththeirfindings陪審團(tuán)erupt(v):burstfthout，asfromsomerestraint進(jìn)發(fā)；爆發(fā)；噴出cl

3、ash(n.):asharpdisagreement；conflict抵觸；沖突；意見不一致；對立fundamentalism(n.):religiousbeliefsbasedonaliteralinterpretationofeverythingintheBibleregardedasfundamentaltoChristianfaithmals原教旨主義(相信《圣經(jīng)》所記載的傳統(tǒng)的基督教信仰，反對較為近代的教義)legislatu

4、re(n.):abodyofpersonsgiventheresponsibilitypowertomakelawsfacountrystate(esp.thelawmakingbodyofastate，crespondingtotheUSCongress)立法機(jī)構(gòu)(尤指美國的州議會)prohibit(v):refusetopermit；fbidbylawbyander禁止；不準(zhǔn)legality(n.):quality，conditio

5、n，instanceofbeinglegallawful；confmitywiththelaw合法性indict(v):accuse；gewiththecommissionofacimeesp.makefmalaccusationagainstonthebasisofpositivelegalevidenceusuallysaidoftheactionofagrjury控告，控訴；指控，告發(fā)，對……起訴prosecute(v):inst

6、itutelegalproceedingsagainst，conductcriminalproceedingsincourtagainst對……起訴festoon(v):adnhangwithfestoons飾以(或懸掛)花彩，結(jié)彩于rampant(adj.):spreadingunchecked；widespread蔓延的；猖獗的faggot(n.):abundleofsticks，twigs，branches(esp.fuseasf

7、uel)柴捆；柴把contaminate(v):makeimpure，infected，crupt，etc使感染，傳染，毒害mammal(n.):anyofalargeclassofwarm—blooded.usuallyhairyvertebrateswhoseoffspringsarefedwithmilksecretedbyfemalemammarygls哺乳動物snt(v):wave，shake.exhibitinamenaci

8、ngchallenging，exultantway(威脅地、挑戰(zhàn)似地、狂喜地)揮舞denounce(v):condemnstronglyasevil譴責(zé)，指責(zé)，痛斥sonous(adj.):havingapowerful，impressivesound(聲音)響亮的；洪亮的reconcile(adj.):settle(aquarrel，etc)compose(adifference，etc)調(diào)解；調(diào)和；使一致；使相符divine(adj

9、.):giveninspiredbyGod；holy；sacred神授的，天賜的；神圣的fervour(n.):greatwarmthofemotion；ard；zeal；passion熱烈；熱情，熱心，熱誠arena(n.):anysphereofstruggleconflict競爭場所；活動場所prairie(n.):alargeareaoflevelslightlyrollinggrassl大草原scch(v):，discol，d

10、amagethesurfaceofsth.bysuperficialburning；burn；makeacausticattackon；assailscathingly；exciate燒焦；烤焦；挖苦；嚴(yán)厲指責(zé)(或批評)pop(v):[colloq]arise；happenarriveunexpectedly[口]突然發(fā)生，突然出現(xiàn)，突然來到duel(n.):anycontestencountersuggestingsuchafight