小词详解 | merit
Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.
魅力吸引目光，美德赢得人心。
《经济学人》小词详解
小词详解 | loom
He woke gasping, lost in darkness, and saw a vast shadow looming over him.
他喘着气惊醒，独处黑暗，只见一个硕大的黑影笼罩着他。
小词详解 | pedigree
霸权主义在美国历史上由来已久。
Hegemony has a long pedigree in American history.
小词详解 | faction
Faction vs Fiction
小词详解 | murky
那个著名科学家有一段不清白的过去。
That eminent scientist had a somewhat murky past.
小词详解 | wring
Wring vs Ring
小词详解 | opaque
兜售不透明的连裤袜
to peddle opaque tights
小词详解 | eminent
Eminent vs Imminent
小词详解 | expropriate
剽窃（plagiarism）他人的主意来写文章
expropriate sb's ideas for one's own article
小词详解 | apparatus
呼吸器官
the respiratory apparatus/organs
