2022-09-11

proclaimed :

If people proclaim something, they formally make it known to the public.

the accession ceremony:the accession ceremony in Canada is a key constitutional and ceremonial step in introducing the new monarch to the country.

silhouette :

A silhouette is the solid dark shape that you see when someone or something has a bright light or pale background behind them.

The silhouette of something is the outline that it has, which often helps you to recognize it.

Elizabeth, whose silhouette marks their coins.

minuscule:

If you describe something as minuscule, you mean that it is very small.

Indigenous:

Indigenous people or things belong to the country in which they are found, rather than coming there or being brought there from another country.

upheaval:

An upheaval is a big change which causes a lot of trouble, confusion, and worry.

herald:

Something that heralds a future event or situation is a sign that it is going to happen or appear.

Something that is a herald of a future event or situation is a sign that it is going to happen or appear.

If an important event or action is heralded by people, announcements are made about it so that it is publicly known and expected.

In former times, a herald was a person who delivered and announced important messages.

tsunami

A tsunami is a very large wave, often caused by an earthquake, that flows onto the land and destroys things.

there is no tsunami threat for the area.

Seismic :  seismic faults

1.[ADJECTIVE noun]

Seismic means caused by or relating to an earthquake.

Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.

The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.

2. [usually ADJECTIVE noun]

A seismic shift or change is a very sudden or dramatic change.

I have never seen such a seismic shift in public opinion in such a short period of time.

windfall :

1. 可数名词

A windfall is a sum of money that you receive unexpectedly or by luck, for example if you win a lottery.

2. 可数名词

A windfall is a fruit, especially an apple, that has fallen from a tree.

prelude :

1. 可数名词 [usually singular]

You can describe an event as a prelude to a more important event when it happens before it and acts as an introduction to it.

Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses. [+ to]

The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting.

2. 可数名词

A prelude is a short piece of music for the piano or organ.

...the famous E minor prelude of Chopin.

Ire :

Ire is anger.

proliferation :

1.

rapid growth or reproduction of new parts, cells, etc

2.

rapid growth or increase in numbers

3.

a great number

trustee :

A trustee is someone with legal control of money or property that is kept or invested for another person, company, or organization.

stand-alone:

1. 形容词 [ADJECTIVE noun]

A stand-alone business or organization is independent and does not receive financial support from another organization.

[business]

They plan to relaunch it as a stand-alone company.

2. 形容词 [ADJECTIVE noun]

A stand-alone computer is one that can operate on its own and does not have to be part of a network.

[computing]

assailant :

Someone's assailant is a person who has physically attacked them.

capitulation :

The (industry's) decision to create a firearm specific code is nothing more than a capitulation to anti-gun politicians.

名词

1.

the act of capitulating

2.

a document containing terms of surrender

3.

a statement summarizing the main divisions of a subject

divest:

If you divest yourself of something that you own or are responsible for, you get rid of it or stop being responsible for it.

It has divested its holdings from gun manufacturers and has sought to persuade some retailers from selling guns.

Proactive :

Proactive actions are intended to cause changes, rather than just reacting to change.

and to proactively assist law enforcement.

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