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[b]from the first [/b]
从头, 从一开始

It was evident from the first that he never intended to carry out his promise.
他不打算履行诺言从一开始就是很明显的。

[b]leading character [/b] = leading actor
主角

[b]costume [/b]
noun
a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period
（特定国家或历史时期流行的）服装；全套服饰

authentic Elizabethan costumes.
真正的伊丽莎白时期的服饰。

[mass noun]a Chinese woman in national costume.
穿着民族服装的中国妇女。

■a set of clothes worn by an actor or performer for a particular role
戏服；演出服

a nun's costume.
尼姑的演出服。

[b]intermediary[/b]
[ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪəri]
(pl. -ies)
a person who acts as a link between people in order to try and bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator
调解人，中间人

intermediaries between lenders and borrowers.
贷方与借方之间的中间人。

adjective
intermediate
中间的，过渡的

an intermediary stage.
过渡阶段。

[b]polemic [/b]
[pəˈlɛmɪk]
noun
a strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
激烈争论；批评；猛烈攻击

his polemic against the cultural relativism of the Sixties.
他对60年代文化相对论的攻击。

[mass noun]a writer of feminist polemic.
女权争论文章的作家。

■(一般作 polemics)the art or practice of engaging in controversial debate or dispute
争辩学，争辩术；辩论争论

the history of science has become embroiled in religious polemics.
科学的历史已经陷入了宗教的争论。

[b]provocative [/b]
adjective
causing annoyance, anger, or another strong reaction, especially deliberately
挑衅的；挑拨的，煽动的；激怒的，刺激的

a provocative article.
挑衅性文章。

his provocative remarks on race.
他对种族问题所作的挑衅性评论。

■arousing sexual desire or interest, especially deliberately
性挑逗的

[b]reverie [/b]
[ˈrɛv(ə)ri]
noun
a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream
遐想；（快乐的）幻想；白日梦

a knock on the door broke her reverie.
一阵敲门声打破了她的想入非非。

[mass noun]I slipped into reverie.
我陷入幻想之中。

[b]satire [/b]
[ˈsatʌɪə]
noun
[mass noun]the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues
讽刺，讥讽

■[count noun]a play, novel, film, or other work which uses satire
讽刺作品

a stinging satire on American politics.
对美国政治的辛辣讽刺。

■a genre of literature characterized by the use of satire
讽刺文学

■[count noun](in Latin literature) a literary miscellany, especially a poem ridiculing prevalent vices or follies
（拉丁文学的）讽刺杂咏（尤指讽刺时弊的诗）

派生
[b]satirist [/b]
noun

[b]scrutiny [/b]
(pl. -ies)
[mass noun]critical observation or examination
仔细观察；详细审查

every aspect of local government was placed under scrutiny.
地方政府的方方面面都处于详细审查之下。

[b]impinge on [/b]
v.
撞击,侵犯,紧密接触

[b]antipathy [/b]
[anˈtɪpəθi]
(pl. -ies)
[mass noun]a deep-seated feeling of aversion
根深蒂固的反感，厌恶

his fundamental antipathy to capitalism.
他对资本主义根深蒂固的强烈反感。

[b]propaganda [/b]
noun
[mass noun](chiefly derogatory)information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
(主贬)（尤指偏狭误导的）宣传；谣言

he was charged with distributing enemy propaganda.
他被指控散布敌方言论。

■the dissemination of such information as a political strategy
（作为政治策略的）宣传；传播；散布

the party's leaders believed that a long period of education and propaganda would be necessary.
该党领袖认为长期的教育和宣传是很有必要的。