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utopia /jutopi/ n.烏托邦 etymology: by Sir Thomas More for his 1516 book Utopia, describing a fictional island society in the south Atlantic Ocean off th

upbraid /pbred/ up-braid v.責罵 to forcefully or angrily tell someone they should not have done a particular thing and criticize them for having done it

unstinting /nstn.t/ un-stint-ing adj.慷慨的 extremely generous with time, money, praise, help, etc; generous note: stingy adj. 吝嗇的,小氣的 ex. We all appreci

unrepentant /n.rpen.tnt/ un-repentant adj.不悔過的 not repentant; showing no regret for ones wrongdoings. ex. He was unrepentant and considered these accu

unprincipled /nprnspld/ un-principle-ed adj.不合於道德規則的 of a person or their behaviour not acting in accordance with moral principles. ex. Although he is

univocal /junvokl/ uni-voc-al adj.意義明確的 of a word or term having only one possible meaning; unambiguous. ex. Here the no is an univocal no. unjust /nd

unfold /nfold/ un-fold v.展開 to open or spread out something that has been folded; expand ex. We watched the drama unfold on live television. unfounded

understudy /ndrstdi/ under-study n.候補演員; 替手 a performer who learns the role of another in order to serve as a replacement if necessary. note: 比方說,在舞台表

undercut /ndrkt/ under-cut v. to weaken; undermine ex. The perspective of homosexuality is a disease has been undercut by the efforts of modern scie

umbrage /mbrd/ umbra = shadow - rage n. Offense or annoyance ex. to take umbrage at something = to think something is offensive or annoying. ex. I tak