小词详解 | discursive
They were affectionate, humorous, discursive, but not the letters of a lover.
信写得很亲切，很幽默，很随便，却绝非情书。
《经济学人》小词详解
小词详解 | plea
It would be the same thing all over. The old humiliation of her plea, rewarded by curt denial.
每次情况总是老样子：她低三下四地请求，人家三言两语把她打发走。
小词详解 | lenient
Lenient vs Strict
小词详解 | dent
值得一提的是，乔布斯有句名言也用到了这个习语：We're here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here?
小词详解 | gobble
Gobble vs Gabble
小词详解 | fractious
Fraction → Fractious
小词详解 | taboo
值得注意的是，用药上的禁忌叫做 contraindication ，不要想当然地误用 taboo 表示。
小词详解 | ladle
Ladle vs Later
小词详解 | inhibit
Inhibit vs Inhabit
小词详解 | horizon
可能快要出事了。
There's trouble looming on the horizon.
小词详解 | indebted
Debt → Indebted
小词详解 | premiere
Premiere vs Premier
