107年高考三級英文選擇題第33題詳解

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107年高考三級法學知識與英文

33. Obviously, Joe thought too highly of himself and enjoyed behaving ____ to draw the attention of people  around him.

(A) concordantly

(B) pretentiously

(C) recursively

(D) sporadically

ans: B

很顯然，喬自視甚高，喜歡惺惺作態，以吸引周遭人的注意。

concordantly (ad.)和諧地;一致地

concordant = in agreement /kənˈkɔː.dənt/ 一致的，協調的，相似的

All three tests have concordant results. 三項測試結果皆一致。

to be concordant with sth. 與某事物一致

His views are concordant with those of the president. 他的看法與總裁一致。

concord (n.) /ˈkɑːŋ.kɔːrd/​ agreement and peace between countries and people 協調；和諧；和睦
living in concord 和睦相處

pretentiously 做作地; 自以為是地

pretentious 矯飾的，自以為是的

He's a pretentious snob. 他是個矯情的假掰人。

snob: someone who tends to criticize, reject, or ignore people who come from a lower social class, have less education, etc. 勢利眼；愛虛榮的人、假高尚

recursively 遞歸地；迴歸地

recursion 遞迴，遞歸

A child couldn't sleep, so her mother told her a story about a child, who couldn't sleep, so her mother told her a story about a child, who couldn't sleep, so her mother told her a story about a child, who couldn't sleep...

sporadically [spəˈradək(ə)lē] 偶爾，零星地；偶發地，斷斷續續地

He worked sporadically at part-time jobs. 他偶爾做些兼差工作。

I’ve been working sporadically this year. 我今年工作斷斷續續。

sporadic /spəˈræd.ɪk/ happening sometimes; not regular or continuous:

偶爾發生的；陣發性的；斷斷續續的

sporadic rain showers 間歇性陣雨

think/speak highly of sb 給予（某人）很高評價／對（某人）讚不絕口

My dad has been speaking highly of this smartphone, so I think I might buy one for myself. 我爸對這款智慧型手機讚譽有加，所以我想自己買一支。

He's very highly thought of within the company.

他在公司內部得到很高的評價。