UNIT 1 学生用书中的词汇解释More or less: imprecise but fairly close to correct; almost but not exact Scrupulous:careful, exact, strict Afield:far away from home or one’s usual surroundings Rife:widespread,common;excessively abundant Malapropism:the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar Coercion:the act of compelling by force of authority;using force to cause something Epitomize:embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of Disprove:prove to be false Expire:terminate;conclude;come to and end Indigent:poor enough to need help from others
Deft blows:skilful,and often quick;dexterous/skilful in physical movements, especially of the hands Clean English:exact;correct An apt phrase:appropriate;suitable Scrupulous writers:correct even in the smallest