A type of religion. An agnostic is someone who doesn’t believe it’s possible to know for sure that a god exists. It’s possible to be both—an agnostic atheist doesn’t believe but also doesn’t think we can ever know whether a god exists. A gnostic atheist, on the other hand, believes with certainty that a god does not exist.
Monday 8 April 2024
Tuesday 26 March 2024
adulation 阿谀奉承
flattery, excessive admiration or praise.
e.g. He found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans.
Saturday 9 March 2024
calisthenic 保健操
calisthenics is a form of exercise that uses a person's body weiht and requires little to no equipment. Examples of calisthenic exercises include pushups, crunches and burpees.
Sunday 3 March 2024
slapdash 草率
adj. done too hurriedly and carelessly.
Examples:
he gave a slapdash performance
He had a slapdash way of working
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agnostic 不可知论
A type of religion. An agnostic is someone who doesn’t believe it’s possible to know for sure that a god exists. It’s possible to be both—an...
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severance 英 [ˈsevərəns] n. 切断; 断绝; 割断; 离职金 ; 遣散费 e.g. News of the management severance packages comes as thousands of BBC staff are du...
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sea shanty 水手们在帆船上劳作时吟唱的口头歌曲。这些歌曲尤其在海军水手和海盗之间非常流行。号子由吟诵与合唱两部分组成。吟诵部分往往由某一位船员单独起头领唱,吟诵者需要吟唱歌曲开场并建立节拍,这样随后到来的合唱部分其他船员就可以加入进来。 An example is here
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audit v. 除了审计的意思外,还有一个不常用的意思- 旁听 attend academic courses without getting credit Example: Audit access expires 29 May 2020