Children's Literature(Week 7) 單字筆記

Topic : The Tale of Peter Rabbit

1.hubris (adj.)

/ˋhjubrɪs/
an extreme and unreasonable feeling of pride and confidence in yourself

2.descent (n.)
/dɪˋsɛnt/
the state or fact of being related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past

She's a woman of mixed/French descent.

3.naughty (adj.)
/ˋnɔtɪ/
When children are naughty, or their behaviour is naughty, they behave badly or do not do what they are told to do

Now that's naughty - you mustn't throw food on the floor!

4.understatement (n.)
/ˋʌndɚ͵stetmənt/
a statement that describes something in a way that makes it seem less important, serious, bad, etc. than it really is, or the act of making such statements

To say that her resignation was a shock would be an understatement - it caused panic.

5.sieve (n.)
/sɪv/
a tool consisting of a wood, plastic, or metal frame with a wire or plastic netfixed to it. You use it either to separate solids from a liquid, or you rub larger solids through it to make them smaller

Pass the sauce through a sieve to remove any lumps.