preeminent
adjective
pree-EM-uh-nunt
- more important, skillful, or successful
sarcophagus
noun
sahr-KAH-fuh-gus
- a stone coffin; broadly: coffin
ad hominem
adjective
ad-Hah-muh-nem
- appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
- marked by or being an attack on an opponent’s character rather than by an answer to the contentions made
itinerant
adjective
eye-TIN-uh-runt
- traveling from place to place; especially: covering a circle
nostrum
noun
NAHSS-trum
- a usually questionable remedy or scheme: panacea
- 江湖药
gadabout
noun
GAD-uh-bout
- a person who goes from place to place in social activity
- 四处寻欢作乐的人
- 感觉中文多了点贬义
layman
noun
LAY-mun
- a person who belongs to a religion but not a member of its clergy
- someone who does not belong to a particular profession or is not an expert in some field
cerulean
adjective
suh-ROO-lee-un
- resembling the blue of the sky
abeyance
noun
uh-BAY-unss
- a state of temporary inactivity
- the word itself is commonly preceded by the preposition in
- The misdemeanor charges are in abeyance while the suspect is being prosecuted for the felony.
sagacious
adjective
suh-GAY-shus
- having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas and situations and to make good decisions
- Students reviews paint the writing professor as a sagacious mentor and a compassionate teacher.
lodestone
noun
LOHD-stohn
- When used literally, lodestone refers to the mineral magnetite, a magnetic iron ore.
- Lodestone is also used figuratively to refer to something that, like a magnet, strongly attracts things.
- The city is a lodestone for aspiring(有报负的) musicians of all genres.