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Notes on English Characters —New words and phrases Solidity n. the strength or hardness of something坚固，坚硬： 例句：the solidity of the stone walls石墙的坚固性 2、the quality of something that is permanent and can be depended on@稳固，可靠性： 例句：the solidity and respectability of bourgeois institutions资产阶级机制的稳固与体面Dignify v. to make something or someone seem better or more important than they really are by using a particular word to describe them使……有尊严，抬高……的身价@： 词组：dignify sb/sth with 例句：I cannot dignify him with the name ‘physician’.我不能用“内科医生”这个称呼来高抬他。Aristocracy n. 1、the people in the highest social class, who traditionally have a lot of land, money, and power@贵族；贵族阶级： 例句：dukes, earls, and other members of the aristocracy公爵，伯爵及其它贵族成员/the new LA rock ‘aristocracy’洛杉矶摇滚乐的“新贵们” (technical) the system in which a country is governed by the people of the highest social class[术语]贵族政治 同义词：peer aristocrat baronage burgrave nobility noble patricianSamurai (Plural) samurai n [C]A member of powerful military class in Japan in former times[日本从前的武士] adj: a samurai sword武士刀Caper v. to jump about and play in a happy and excited way快活地跳跃，雀跃： lambs capering in the fields在田野里跳跃嬉戏的羊羔 n.1、informal a planned activity,especially a dangerous or illegal one[非正式]有计划的活动；（尤指）违法行为，不法勾当；危险活动： If he thinks I’m going along with him on the caper,he’s wrong.如果他认为我会跟他一块儿去干这种违法的事，那么他就错了。 2、a short jumping or dancing movement小小的跳跃[舞蹈动作]： Cut a capper雀跃地跳舞[蹦跳]Contractor n. a person or company that makes an agreement to do work or provide goods in large amounts for another company立约人，承包者，承包商： a roofing contractor屋顶承包商Indifferent adj 1、not caring about what is happening, especially about other people’s feelings or problems[尤指对别人的困难或感情]不关心的，不在乎的@： Customs officials are indifferent to their plight. not particularly good不太好的，一般的，平庸的： an indifferent cook手艺平平的厨师 同义词： cool detached disinterested impartial impersonal neutral unbiased unconcerned 反义词： concerned interested Fag n. 1、a wearisome or unwelcome tas