Lesson 33

嘲笑, 讥讽

鸟巢群, 繁殖地

嫁妆, 彩礼

无遗嘱死亡, 无遗嘱状态

In the absence of a will, the deceased's estate will be subject to intestacy, and the distribution will follow legal guidelines.

在没有遗嘱的情况下，死者的遗产将受到无遗嘱继承的约束，分配将遵循法律指导方针。

盗窃, 偷窃

专制, 独裁

冷漠, 漠不关心

The student's apathy towards his studies was evident in his consistently low grades.

该学生对其学业的冷漠在他持续的低分中显而易见。

奇异, 古怪

寡头政治, 一小群人的统治

An oligarchy is a form of government where power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of individuals or families.

寡头政治是一种政府形式，其中权力集中在少数个人或家族手中。

确定性, 担保

官员, 公务员

教皇制, 罗马天主教会的政府

欺诈, 欺骗

The company's advertising relied on chicanery to boost sales.

该公司的广告依靠 欺诈手段 来增加销售额。

She traced her ancestry back to the 16th century.

频率

In physics, frequency is measured in hertz, which represents the number of waves passing a point per second.

在物理学中，频率以赫兹为单位测量，表示每秒通过某一点的波的数量。

韵律学, 重音和语调的研究

乳品厂, 乳制品店

粮仓, 筒仓

全部, 完整性

海角, 岬