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n. 和平主義者 one opposed to force; antimilitarist


Spelling Word: pacifist
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v. 削去,剝去(外皮),削減,減少,縮減(開支) remove outer covering or skin with a knife or similar instrument


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a. 微小的 composed of distinct particles


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a. 家長的,族長的 a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line


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n. 學究式人物 one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning


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v. 迫害,不斷困擾 pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy


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n. 哲學,原理,人生觀 body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality


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n. 安慰劑 harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill


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a. 健壯的,肥胖的,魁梧的 inoffensive expression of fat; stout


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a. 戰後的 belonging to the period after a war


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