今天我们继续连载《厚朴GRE词汇笔记》之0026，请同学们先看题：

Because the literary club often trumpeted itself as a sanctuary for temperate discussion, visitors were startled by the frequently _____ tone of its recent debates.

A.blunt
B.ingratiating
C.acerbic
D.unctuous
E.vitriolic
F.bombastic

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首先我们读题，可以得到大致的印象如下：

因为那家文学俱乐部经常吹喇叭说自己是一个温和讨论的庇护所，所以来访问的人们经常被非常频繁出现的______语气所startle。

对trumpet这个单词，大部分考生应该知道这是“喇叭”当动词用，这个比较简单。但是要解开这道题，我们必须知道startle的意思是和surprise、astonish差不多。由此推知空里面要填意思和temperate相反的单词，然后才能选出正确答案acerbic和vitriolic。

这道题中需要同学们重点识记的几个单词是：

trumpet vt. 吹嘘;鼓吹
to announce or talk about something proudly to a lot of people

💡例句：
The museum has been loudly trumpeting its reputation as one of the finest.
该博物馆一直在大肆吹嘘自己是世界上最好的博物馆之一。

startle vt. 使大吃一惊；使受惊，使吓一跳
to do something unexpected that surprises and sometimes worries a person or animal

💡例句：
he noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock flew up into the air.
汽车声把一大群鸟惊吓得呼啦啦地飞了起来。

acerbic adj.尖刻的;辛辣的
used to describe something that is spoken or written in a way that is direct, clever, and cruel

💡例句：
The letters show the acerbic wit for which Parker was both admired and feared.
信的字里行间流露着帕克的辛辣谐趣，这一点让人们对他既欣赏又惧怕。

vitriolic adj. 刻薄的;尖刻的
full of violent hate and anger

💡例句：
He does not deserve the vitriolic criticism he has received.
他不应受到如此尖刻的批评。

ingratiating adj. 讨好的，迎合的，奉承的
intended to gain approval or favour

💡例句：
He showed an ingratiating manner.
他展示出一种讨好的态度。

unctuous adj. (人)甜言蜜语的；过度谄媚的
(of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

💡例句：
He seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way.
他似乎很想让人高兴，但并不是讨好巴结。

bombastic adj. 夸夸其谈的,空洞的
forceful and confident in a way that is intended to be very powerful and impressive, but may not have much real meaning or effect

💡例句：
It was a bombastic statement
那是一份言过其实的声明。

然后我们附上补完整之后的句子（英汉对照）：

Because the literary club often trumpeted itself as a sanctuary for temperate discussion, visitors were startled by the frequently acerbic/vitriolic tone of its recent debates.

因为那家文学俱乐部经常大肆宣扬自己是一家为温和讨论提供庇护的庇护所，去那家俱乐部访问的人为这家俱乐部最近的几场辩论中频繁出现的尖刻语气而感到大吃一惊。

这道题还有一道“换汤不换药”的变式题。所谓变式题，就是题干差不多，只做细微调整，同时换了另外一个地方挖空。请同学们做一下：

Because the organization often trumpeted itself as a forum for _____ discussion, visitors were startled by the frequently heated tone of its recent debates.

A.elevated

B.vigorous
C.temperate
D.strenuous
E.dispassionate
F.strident

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最后我们还是附上补完整之后的句子（英汉对照）：

Because the organization often trumpeted itself as a forum for temperate/dispassionate discussion, visitors were startled by the frequently heated tone of its recent debates.

因为那个组织经常大肆宣扬自己是一家提供温和讨论的论坛，去那个组织访问的人为那个组织最近的几场辩论中频繁出现的激烈语气而感到大吃一惊。

正确选项：
temperate
dispassionate

好了，今天这一期的《厚朴GRE词汇笔记》就讲到这里了，同学们下次见。

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