enumerate V. /枚举/list; mention one by one. Huck hung his head in shame as Miss Watson enumerated his many
flaws.
enunciate V. /阐明/speak distinctly. Stop mumbling! How will people understand you if you do not enunciate? eon N. /时代/long period of time; an age. It has taken eons for our civilization to develop.
ephemeral ADJ. /朝生暮死，短暂，短命/short-lived; fleeting. The mayfly is an ephemeral creature: its adult life lasts little
more than a d ay.
epic N. /史诗;剧作/long heroic poem, or similar work of art. Kurosawa's film Seven Samurai is an epic portraying the
struggle of seven warriors to destroy a band of robbers. also ADJ.
epicure N. /老饕;享乐主义者/connoisseur of food and drink. Epicures frequent this restaurant because it features exotic
wines and dishes. epicurean, ADJ.
epigram N. /警句;讽刺民谣/witty thought or saying, usually short. Poor Richard's epigrams made Benjamin Franklin
famous.
epilogue N. /尾声;收场白/short speech at conclusion of dramatic work. The audience was so disappointed in the play
that many did not remain to hear the epilogue.
episodic ADJ. /插曲式的/loosely connected; divided into incidents. Though he tried to follow the plot of Gravity's
Rainbow, John found the novel too episodic; he enjoyed individual passages, but had trouble following the work as a whole.
epistolary ADJ. /书信的/consisting of letters. Mark Harris's Wake Up, Stupid! is a modern epistolary novel that uses
letters, telegrams, and newspaper clippings to tell the hero's story. The movie You've Got Mail tells a story using e -mail; does that make it an epistolary movie? epistle, N.
epitaph N. /墓志铭，挽联/inscription in memory of a dead person. In his will, he dictated the epitaph he wanted placed
on his tombstone.
epithet N. /绰号/word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing. So many kings of France were
named Charles that you could tell them apart only by their epithets: Charles the Wise was someone far different from Charles the Fat.
epitome N. / 典型， 摘要/perfect example or embodiment. Singing "I am the very model of a modern Major-General,"
in The Pirates of Penzance, Major-General Stanley proclaimed himself the epitome of an officer and a gentleman.
epoch N. /时代/period of time. The glacial epoch lasted for thousands of years.
equable ADJ. /平静的，均衡的，稳定的/tranquil; steady; uniform. After the hot summers and cold winters of New England,
he found the climate of the West Indies equable and pleasant.
equanimity N. /镇定/calmness of temperament; composure. Even the inevitable strains of caring for an ailing mother
did not disturb Bea's equanimity.
equestrian N. /骑师/rider on horseback. These paths in the park are reserved for equestrians and their steeds. also ADJ.
equilibrium N. /平衡/balance. After the divorce, he needed some time to regain his equilibrium. equine ADJ. /似马的/resembling a horse. His long, bony face had an equine look to it.
equinox N. /昼夜平分点，春分，秋分/period of equal days and nights; the beginning of Spring and Autum n. The vernal
equinox is usually marked by heavy rainstorms.
equitable ADJ. /公平的，公允的/fair; impartial. I am seeking an equitable solution to this dispute, one that will be fair and
acceptable to both sides.
equity N. /公平，公正/fairness; justice. Our courts guarantee equity to all.
equivocal ADJ. /蓄意误导;含混，模棱两可/ambiguous; intentionally misleading. Rejecting the candidate's equivocal
comments on tax reform, the reporters pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue. equivocate
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