LCH1059 AE II (vocabulary sharing) by Zoe Chan https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks Each one of you needs to contribute at least one entry! :) en-us 2021-09-10 06:36:09 UTC 2023-03-25 23:36:58 UTC hello@padlet.com authentic (adjective) zoechanhkcc https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1730234879 meaning: If something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is.

For example: If you like spicy food, you should go to a Thai restaurant to try the authentic curry. You would love it! ]]> 2021-09-10 06:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1730234879 Catalyst(noun) https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1733550164 -meaning:something that causes an important event to happen
-for example:It is known that music is a catalyst for uniting and connecting people in spite of diverse cultures and generations.]]> 2021-09-12 11:28:50 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1733550164 Antithesis （n）對立 https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1735109378 Meaning: the exact opposite of someone or some idea.

Example (design by me): He always made some idea with antithesis so he got fire from his bosses.

Example 2 (come from dictionary): she  is the exact antithesis of what I find attractive in women.

]]> 2021-09-13 05:46:43 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1735109378 Hearsay (Noun) 傳聞 https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1738890842 Meaning:information that you have heard but do not know to be true.

Example:In addition, their reliability is doubtful since the newspaper admitted that they were based on hearsay.

By Michelle



]]> 2021-09-14 09:15:06 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1738890842 castle in the air https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1742205177 Meaning: plans that have very little chance of happening

Example 1: Unless they take action now, they will be building castles in the air, not hospitals on the ground.

Example 2: They seemed to me more like castles in the air.]]> 2021-09-15 09:23:52 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1742205177 Proactive (v) 積極進取 https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1747995140 Meaning 
taking action by causing change and not only reacting to change when it happens

Example : 
Companies are going to have to be more proactive about environmental management.]]> 2021-09-17 06:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1747995140 accomplishment (noun) https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1751861953 Example: Getting the two leaders to sign a peace treaty was his greatest accomplishment.]]> 2021-09-19 15:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1751861953 Redundant（adj.）多餘的 https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1752730481 Meaning 1: unnecessary because it is more than is needed
Meaning 2: having lost your job because your employer no longer needs you
Example 1: They proved that the formed system of equations is redundant.
Example 2: To keep the company alive, half the workforce is being made redundant.

BY RUTH]]> 2021-09-20 02:29:12 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1752730481 advocate https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1752733248 Meaning
to publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something

example
He advocates the return of capital punishment]]> 2021-09-20 02:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1752733248 Evanescent (轉瞬即逝的) https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1756227206 Meaning：lasting for only a short time, then disappearingquickly and being forgotten

Example：Those summer days were sweet and evanescent

HoBe]]> 2021-09-21 06:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1756227206 Serendipity（adj)意外的好運，奇緣 Annlam https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1757307886
Meaning: the fact of finding interesting or valuable things by chance

Example one: Serendipity brought us together.

Examplae two：Our lives are filled with of serendipities.

Ann

]]> 2021-09-21 14:13:07 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1757307886 decoupling (n.) 脫鉤、分離 TimChanRESET https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1757693841 Meaning
 A situation in which two or more activities are separated, or do not develop in the same way. It usually refers to eliminate the interrelationship of separate.

Example
 The US policy of decoupling from China and containment will impose great constraints on China's advanced technology development.


by Tim

]]> 2021-09-21 16:01:37 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1757693841 https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1764995837 skeptical

meaning ：doubting that something is true or useful

example： people are skeptical when hearing Leo can dance .


]]> 2021-09-24 06:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1764995837 Stunning(adj) https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1765015743 Meaning: something extremely beautiful or attractive

Example: Enjoying stunning views in country park helps me to relieve my pressure from busy life .]]> 2021-09-24 06:44:07 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1765015743 controversy https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1768271466 Meaning :

a lot of disagreement or argument about something, usually because it affects or is important to many people

Example:
There was a big controversy surrounding the use of drugs in athletics.

by Zoe







]]> 2021-09-26 08:38:57 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1768271466 Eminent (adj) https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1788447541 Meaning1: famous and important
Meaning2: noticeable or worth remarking

Example1 : The commission consisted of fifteen eminent political figures.
Example2: This show eminent good sense.

Kristy

]]> 2021-10-04 03:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1788447541 Slander (noun) 誹謗 kvj6p7nwcq https://padlet.com/zoechanhkcc/Bookmarks/wish/1788621098 Definition
a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation（聲譽).

Example :The doctor is suing(控告）his partner for slander.

Allen

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