eternal
【考法 1】 adj. 永恒的： having infinite duration; everlasting; perpetual
【例】 eternal love 永恒的爱
【近】 ageless, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, perennial, perpetual, undying
【反】 ephemeral 短暂的
ethereal
【考法 1】 adj. 轻巧精致的： resembling air in lightness, highly refined; delicate
【例】 the bakery's scrumptious pastries have a wonderfully ethereal consistency 面包师可口的糕点有着一
种奇妙的蓬松轻巧的质感
【近】 fluffy, gossamer, light
【反】 heavy, leaden, ponderous 沉重的
【考法 2】 adj. 天国的： of, relating to, or suggesting heaven
【例】 a land of ethereal beauty and tranquility 具有缥缈的美感和宁静的一片土地
【近】 elysian, empyreal, heavenly, supernal
【反】 chthonic, hellish, infernal, Tartarean 地狱的
【考法 3】 adj. 非物质的，精神（上）的： not of this world; spiritual; not composed of matter
【例】 that ethereal attribute that every performer should have-charisma 每位演奏者都应该具有一种精神上
的特质--那就是个人魅力
【近】 bodiless, formless, incorporeal, insubstantial, nonmaterial, nonphysical, spiritual
【反】 bodily, corporeal, material, physical, substantial 物质的，有实体的
ethics
【考法 1】 n. 道德规范： rules or standards governing the conduct of a person or the members of a profession
【例】 an old-fashioned work ethic 传统的工作行为规范
【近】 ethos, morality, morals, norms, principles, standards
eulogize
【考法 1】 vt. 称赞；颂扬： to speak or write in high praise of
【例】 He was eulogized at his funeral as a caring husband and a good father. 他在悼词中被称赞为一个好丈
夫、一个好爸爸。
【反】 defame, pan, stricture 诬蔑，指责
euphemism
【考法 1】 n. 婉言，委婉的说法： the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may
offend or suggest something unpleasant
【例】 using "eliminate" as a euphemism for "kill" "杀死"的委婉说法是"灭掉"
euphonious
【考法 1】 adj. 悦耳的： pleasing or agreeable to the ear
【近】 mellifluous, melodious, canorous, harmonizing, symphonious, tuneful
【反】 cacophonous, discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, tuneless, unmelodious 刺耳的
euphoria
【考法 1】 n. 感觉极其愉快： a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion
【例】 The initial euphoria following her victory in the election has now subsided. 选举成功带来的最初的欢
愉感现在已经消失。
【近】 elation, exhilaration, intoxication, transport, rapture, rhapsody
【反】 depression 沮丧
evacuate
【考法 1】 vt. 撤空： to empty or remove the contents of
【例】 were ordered to evacuate the building 被命令搬出大楼
【近】 clear, vacate, void
【反】 fill up, occupy, load 填满
【考法 2】 vt. 撤退： to remove especially from a military zone or dangerous area
【例】 During World War II, children were evacuated from London to the country. 二战期间，伦敦市的儿童被
撤离到郊区。
【反】 conquer 占领
evanescent
【考法 1】 adj. 逐渐消失的，短暂的： tending to vanish like vapor
【例】 Beauty is as evanescent as a rainbow. 容颜易老，年华易逝。
【近】 ephemeral, fleeting, impermanent, temporary, transient, transitory
【反】 ceaseless, endless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, permanent, perpetual, timeless, undying,
unending, abiding, lasting, perpetual 持久的
evasive
【考法 1】 adj. 难以发现、捕捉、分离的；含糊其词的： hard to find, capture, or isolate; equivocal
【例】 an evasive statement 模棱两可的陈述
【近】 fugitive, slippery
【反】 unequivocal 明确的