indomitable
Y
D
–adjective
that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will,
or
courage; unconquerable: an indomitable [warrior].
—Synonyms
unyielding. See invincible.
Invincible, impregnable, indomitable suggest that which cannot be overcome or mastered.
Invincible is applied to that which cannot be conquered in combat or war, or overcome or subdued in any manner: an invincible [army]; invincible courage.
Impregnable is applied to a place or position that cannot be taken by assault or siege, and hence to whatever is proof against attack: an impregnable [fortress]; impregnable [virtue].
Indomitable implies having an unyielding spirit, or stubborn persistence in the face of opposition or difficulty: indomitable [will].
—Antonyms
yielding.
The first inkling that this might not be so comes with the attack on the barge. Rachel, though shot in the head, swims to safety,
with the [wound] diminishing swiftly to a nasty [graze]
and,
one scene later, to an unblemished [brow].
blemish
–verb (used with object)
1. to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The [book] is blemished by those long, ineffective [descriptions].
–noun
2. a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.
3. a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his [record].
This could prove a problem in the U.S., as the film defiantly doesn't fall into the normal Hollywood-style, heart-on-sleeve template of nasty Nazis, persecuted Jews and unconflicted resistance warriors. It's also many notches above his earlier WWII drama, the heroic Soldier of Orange (1977), in complexity and production values.
Such is the template to which Verhoeven [cleaves]:
no suffering is so dire that
it cannot be [endured] and then [erased], to be [replaced]
—in Rachel’s case
—with an indomitable smile.
After her first encounter with Müntze, on a train (he offers to carry her bags, unaware that they are stuffed with weapons), she strolls away down the platform
with a [puff] of relief on her [lips].
template
a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
cleave
They cleaved a [path] through the wilderness.
cleave [to] [old] customs
2.51 不改變
bigotry
which has an endless bigotry-friendly pocket book to give to [Proposition 8] in California.
2.52 減輕
assuage
to assuage one's [grief] [hunger] [fears]
abate
to abate a [tax]
to abate one's [enthusiasm]
The [storm] has abated.
The [pain] in his shoulder finally abated.
mitigate
mollify, allay, appease
militate
have effect or influence
This criticism in no way militates [against] your going ahead with your research.
2.53 加重放大
turgid (swollen) turgid [language]
turbid (dark & muddy)
bloat
Overeating bloated their [bellies].
The promotion has bloated his [ego] to an alarming degree.
to [cure] (fishes) as bloaters.
cadre
They hoped to form a [cadre] of veteran party [members].
Nubile
batten down the [hatches]
to grow fat, The [landlord] battened on the [rents] of his poor tenants.
board-and-batten
pallet
shingle
slate
crate
They're still driving around in the old crate they bought [20 years ago].
a crate of [oranges]
scaffold
kaleidoscope
funnel
They funneled all income [into] research projects.
It also will be funneled [through] IFC's exclusive video rental deal
caliber & calibrate
a sales strategy calibrated [to] rich investors.
The emotional nuances in Eric Rohmer's movies are so [carefully] calibrated that
peg
of a [budget] currently pegged [at] $8.65
The [feature] on the chief of police was pegged on the [riots].
to peg away [at] a [homework] assignment.
I guess that'll take him [down] a peg!
Pallet
Y
D
–adjective
that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will,
or
courage; unconquerable: an indomitable [warrior].
—Synonyms
unyielding. See invincible.
Invincible, impregnable, indomitable suggest that which cannot be overcome or mastered.
Invincible is applied to that which cannot be conquered in combat or war, or overcome or subdued in any manner: an invincible [army]; invincible courage.
Impregnable is applied to a place or position that cannot be taken by assault or siege, and hence to whatever is proof against attack: an impregnable [fortress]; impregnable [virtue].
Indomitable implies having an unyielding spirit, or stubborn persistence in the face of opposition or difficulty: indomitable [will].
—Antonyms
yielding.
The first inkling that this might not be so comes with the attack on the barge. Rachel, though shot in the head, swims to safety,
with the [wound] diminishing swiftly to a nasty [graze]
and,
one scene later, to an unblemished [brow].
blemish
–verb (used with object)
1. to destroy or diminish the perfection of: The [book] is blemished by those long, ineffective [descriptions].
–noun
2. a mark that detracts from appearance, as a pimple or a scar.
3. a defect or flaw; stain; blight: a blemish on his [record].
This could prove a problem in the U.S., as the film defiantly doesn't fall into the normal Hollywood-style, heart-on-sleeve template of nasty Nazis, persecuted Jews and unconflicted resistance warriors. It's also many notches above his earlier WWII drama, the heroic Soldier of Orange (1977), in complexity and production values.
Such is the template to which Verhoeven [cleaves]:
no suffering is so dire that
it cannot be [endured] and then [erased], to be [replaced]
—in Rachel’s case
—with an indomitable smile.
After her first encounter with Müntze, on a train (he offers to carry her bags, unaware that they are stuffed with weapons), she strolls away down the platform
with a [puff] of relief on her [lips].
template
a pattern, mold, or the like, usually consisting of a thin plate of wood or metal, serving as a gauge or guide in mechanical work.
cleave
They cleaved a [path] through the wilderness.
cleave [to] [old] customs
2.51 不改變
bigotry
which has an endless bigotry-friendly pocket book to give to [Proposition 8] in California.
2.52 減輕
assuage
to assuage one's [grief] [hunger] [fears]
abate
to abate a [tax]
to abate one's [enthusiasm]
The [storm] has abated.
The [pain] in his shoulder finally abated.
mitigate
mollify, allay, appease
militate
have effect or influence
This criticism in no way militates [against] your going ahead with your research.
2.53 加重放大
turgid (swollen) turgid [language]
turbid (dark & muddy)
bloat
Overeating bloated their [bellies].
The promotion has bloated his [ego] to an alarming degree.
to [cure] (fishes) as bloaters.
cadre
They hoped to form a [cadre] of veteran party [members].
Nubile
batten down the [hatches]
to grow fat, The [landlord] battened on the [rents] of his poor tenants.
board-and-batten
pallet
shingle
slate
crate
They're still driving around in the old crate they bought [20 years ago].
a crate of [oranges]
scaffold
kaleidoscope
funnel
They funneled all income [into] research projects.
It also will be funneled [through] IFC's exclusive video rental deal
caliber & calibrate
a sales strategy calibrated [to] rich investors.
The emotional nuances in Eric Rohmer's movies are so [carefully] calibrated that
peg
of a [budget] currently pegged [at] $8.65
The [feature] on the chief of police was pegged on the [riots].
to peg away [at] a [homework] assignment.
I guess that'll take him [down] a peg!
Pallet
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