美国高中生必备词汇 abjure v
发誓放弃 [例句]: Some of the Roman Emperors tried to make Christians abjure theirreligion
一些罗马皇帝企图迫使基督徒放弃信仰
abrogate v
废除 [例句]: Washington decided to abrogate the “eternal” treaty with France’scurrent government and declared the United States neutral, despiteharsh criticisms in the press and in his own government
尽管遭受来自媒体和政府内部的批评,华盛顿决定彻底废除和法国现政府的“永久”条约,宣布美国中立
abstemious adj
节制的 [例句]: To be abstemious in eating and drinking 饮食节制 [笔记]: 和abstain 对比, abstain 是回避,戒除;而abstemious 则是节约,朴素
acumen n
锐敏,聪明 [例句]: Her business acumen has made her very successful
她灵活的经商头脑使她的生意十分兴隆
antebellum adj
战前的,尤指美国南北战争前 [例句]: The capital of Louisiana, in the southeast-central part of thestate on a bluff above the Mississippi River
It has notableantebellum houses
Population, 219,531