2007年2月24日星期六

expressive/faithful/genteel/ingenious/motivated



  • expressive: showing very clearly what sb thinks or feels: her wonderfully expressive eyes; Her poem is expressive of calm days and peace of mind. (expressively/expressiveness)

  • faithful: remain loyal to a particular person, belief, political party etc or continuing to support them: years of faithful service to the company. (faithfulness)

  • genteel: polite, gentle, or graceful: She broke into a genteel run. (genteelly)

  • ingenious: an ingenious plan, idea, or object works well and is the result of clever thinking and new ideas: an ingenious device

  • motivated: very keen to do sth or achieve sth, especially because you find it interesting and exciting: The students are highly motivated. (economically motivated/ financially motivated/ politically motivated)

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