ecclesiastic ADJ. /神职的/pertaining to the church. The minister donned his ecclesiastic garb and walked to the pulpit.
also N.
eclectic ADJ. /折衷的/composed of elements drawn from disparate sources. His style of interior decoration was eclectic:
bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods, strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor. eclecticism, N.
eclipse V. /超越;衰落;失色/darken; extinguish; surpass. The new stock market high eclipsed the previous record set in
1995.
ecologist N. /生态学家/a person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment.
The ecologist was concerned that the new dam would upset the natural balance of the creatures living in Glen Canyon.
economy N. /俭省节约的，经济的/efficiency or conciseness in using something. Reading the epigrams of Pope, I admire
the economy of his verse: in few words he conveys worlds of meaning. (secondary meaning)
ecstasy N. /全神贯注，入迷，高兴/rapture; joy; any overpowering emotion. When Allison received her long-hoped-for
letter of acceptance from Harvard, she was in ecstasy. ecstatic, ADJ.
eddy N. /漩涡/swirling current of water, air, etc. The water in the tide pool was still, except for an occasional eddy. edict N. /法令，号令;布告/decree (especially issued by a sovereign); official command. The emperor issued an edict
decreeing that everyone should come see him model his magnificent new clothes.
edify V. /教导;启迪，陶冶/instruct; correct morally. Although his purpose was to edify and not to entertain his audience,
many of his listeners were amused rather than enlightened.
eerie ADJ. /怪异的/weird. In that eerie setting, it was easy to believe in ghosts and other supernatural beings. efface V. /抹掉/rub out. The coin had been handled so many times that its date had been effaced.
effectual ADJ. /有效的/able to produce a desired effect; valid. Medical researchers are concerned because of the
development of drug-resistant strains of bacteria; many once useful antibiotics are no longer effectual in curing bacterial infections.
effervescence N. /泡腾，沸腾;兴奋，活泼/inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation.
Nothing depressed Sue for long; her natural effervescence soon reasserted itself. Soda that loses its effervescence goes flat. effervescent, ADJ. effervesce, V.
efficacy N. /功效/power to produce desired effect. The efficacy of this drug depends on the regularity of the dosage.
efficacious, ADJ.
effigy N. /假人(被人憎恨的，如秦桧)/dummy. The mob showed its irritation by hanging the judge in effigy. effrontery N. /厚颜无耻/shameless boldness. She had the effrontery to insult the guest.
effusive ADJ. /激情澎湃的/pouring forth; gushing. Her effusive manner of greeting her friends finally began to irritate
them. effusion, N.
egoism N. /自我中心，利己主义/excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather
than in others. His egoism prevented him from seeing the needs of his colleagues.
egotistical ADJ. /极度自我中心;自以为是，逞能/excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited. Typical egotistical
remark: "But enough of this chit-chat about you and your little problems. Let's talk about what's really important: Me!"
egregious ADJ. /及其令人痛恨的，声名狼藉;令人吃惊的/notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking. She was an egregious
liar; we all knew better than to believe a word she said. Ed's housekeeping was egregious: he let his dirty dishes pile up so long that they were stuck together with last week's food.
egress N. /出口/exit. Barnum's sign "To the Egress" fooled many people who thought they were going to see an
animal and instead found themselves in the street.
ejaculation N. /迸出;惊叹/exclamation. He could not repress an ejaculation of surprise when he heard the news.
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