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belated

be-lated

adj.太遲的

  ex. He made a belated apology.
  他作了一番為時已晚的道歉。

beleaguer

be-league(n.聯盟)-r

v.圍攻 [to surround with military forces.]

siege     v.圍攻;圍城

besiege v.圍攻;圍城

belie

v.掩飾 [to misrepresent ]( tell lies; origin)

  ex. His smile belies his anger.
  他的笑容掩蓋著他的怒氣。

v.證明(或顯示)...為虛假 [to show to be false]  (current meaning)

  ex. Her cruelty belied her kind words.
  她殘忍的行為表明她親切的言詞是虛偽的

  ps. belie<>affirm   證明為假<>確認

belittle

be-little

v.輕視 [ to regard  as less impressive or important than appearances indicate]

bellicose

bell(war)-icose

adj.好鬥的;好戰的 [eager to fight]

1432, from L. bellicosus, from bellicus "of war," from bellum "war." Bellona was the name of the Roman goddess of war.

ps. bell ~ bull

rebel     v.反叛;反抗

rebellion n.反叛;反抗

belligerence

bell(war)-i-ger(carry)-ence

n.交戰狀態

n.好鬥性

  ex. Where does all this belligerence come from?
  所有這些好戰性是從哪裡來的?

bellwether

bell(n.鈴)-wether(n.羊)

n.繫鈴羊

n.前導者

  ps. bellwether::leadership 領導者::領導

bench

n.長凳

n.法官席

bend

v.折彎 bend bent bent

ps. bent

     n.天分

     He has a bent for art.
     他有藝術天分。

benediction

bene(好)-dict(說)-ion

n.祝福;祝願

  ex. He went abroad with his parents' benediction.
  他帶著父母的祝福出國去了。

n.賜福祈禱

  ex. The priest pronounced a benediction over the couple at the end of the marriage ceremony.
  牧師在婚禮結束時為新婚夫婦祈求上帝賜福。

  ps. curse <> benediction  詛咒<> 祝福

malediction

male(壞)-dict-ion

n.詛咒;壞話 = curse

benefactor

bene(好)-factor

n.捐助人;施主 [ a person who gives a benefit]