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acquittal
The family of the defendant is appealing for acquittal.
n. 無罪開釋

acrimonious
Their acrimonious devorce is under scrutine by the public.
adj. caustic, stinging, or bitter in nature

actuary
精算 a person who calculate insurance premium rate, divident, risk..etc. according to probability based on statistical record.
actuarial

actuate
Users don't need to install any software in order to actuate the alluring device.
v. drive

acuity
visual acuity 視覺敏銳度, 視力
adj. sharpness, visual-acuity, acuteness

acumen
Because She possess such business acumen, she was able to regain control of the company.
n. 心智敏銳

adage
n. 諺語

adamant
For those adamant follower of Sex and the city, this movie will make your day.
a. utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of appeals, urgings.

addiction

addle
Sandra Bullock added two dimension to her usually one-dimension, cutesy and addle-brained performance and gives the performance of her life.
a. mentally confused 混亂的, addle egg , rotten 腐敗的蛋

adduce
Let me adduce evdience / reasons to support my argument.
v. to bring forward or as evidence

adept
He is adept at doing his job.
a. proficient, skillful, practiced, good,

adipose
adipose tissue
a. 脂肪的fatty, consist of fat

adjunct
adjunct instructor / adjunct professor / adjunct faculty
adj. something added or joined to another thing but not necessary a part of it.

adjure
v. to urge or advise earnstly

admonish
"Admonish" is the word for 2009 because it was used by political scene.
v. to express warning or disapproval in a gentle, earnst and solicitous manner.

adolescent
adolescent patients / adolescent people
adj. youthful, immature / n. youth, teenager, minor

adroit
Each of his point he delivered gave a nod for both right and left, but all seem less adroit when viewed in terms of right and wrong. / He is an adroit debater.
adj. skillful, resourceful,

adulate
v. We have grown to adulate his flawless image. Now he shows has flaws.
adulation
Thousands of German gathered to adulate Obama when he visited Berlin.
n. excessive admiration or flattery 奉承 拍馬屁

adulterate
adulterate food / The Indonesian rubber is considered lower quality because they often alterate their rubber with other substance to increase its weight.
v. to make inpure by adding inferior materials or elements

adumbrate
Ignoring the tea party of 2009, the Senate begun to adumbrate a plan to assess a 3 cent tax on soda.
v. to foreshadow vaguely, to suggest, to disclose, or outline partially

advent

adventitious
adj. associated with something by chance rather than an integrated part / accidental

adversary
The battle to the death between Harry Potter and his dark art-enabled adversary Voldemort on the ground of the Hogwarts School of Wizard and Witch.
n. enemy

adverse
Due to adverse weather condition, the flight is unable to take off.
adj. 不利的

adversity
We should teach our children how to cope with adversity.
n. 逆境, 不幸的事

advocate

aegis
Under imperial aegis / Climate body should be under aegis of international scientific community.
n. protection

aesthetic

affable
an affable and courteous gentalman
adj. pleasantly easy to approach and talk to

affected
His affected wealth and pedigree are so obviously false that it's embarssing. / affected sophistication / and affected British accent
adj. pretending,

affidavit
The affidavit states that the woman, appeared intoxicated, apparently from mixing alcohol and medication. / According to the affidavit~~
n. a written declaration upon oath made before an authority 宣誓書, 宣判書

affiliation
The HMO affiliated the clinic last year. / She affiliated her herself with a new law firm.
v. to adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate or branch 加入

affinity 找句子
n. a natural attraction to a person, thing, idea 吸引力; a relationship by marriage or other ties other than blood 密切關係; close resemblance 類似

affirm
US affirm Iraq withdrawal despite unrest.

affluent
an affluent person / an affluent fountain / to live in affluence / The resort is appealing to young affluents.
adj. n. rich

affray
One man was arrested for assault and affray and was ejected from the ground during the football game.
n. a public fight / a public noisy quarrel 滋事

agenda
to draw up agenda / to make up agenda / to put together an agenda / an item on the agenda /a hidden agenda

agglomeration
To avoid the problem of large urban agglomeration, the States decentralized the Universities.
n. a jumbled cluster / a mass of varied parts.

aggrandize
self-aggrandizement / self-aggrandizin / personal aggranizement / territorial aggranizement
v. to widen in scope, increasein size or intensity, enlarge, extend, to make greater in power, rank, wealth or importance
= inflate/exale/strengthen/magnify
>-<>-< alleviate

aggregate
In the aggregate, our loss has been relatively low. The aggregate amount of ~~.
n. adj. v. total, combined, sum, mass, 合計

agile
an agile person. an agile leap. She is 95 and still very agile.

agitate
They were agitating for the bank reform. Political agitation. A political agitator. Agitate against. They are in a state of great agitation.
v.擾亂;激動

agnostic
Everyone is an agnostic as to the beliefs or creeds they do not accept.
不可知論者

agony
to endure agony, to experience agony, to feel agony, to prolong agony, in great agony, acute agony, deep agony, indescribable agony,untold agony, mortal agony
n. intense physical or emotional suffering

agrarian
agrarian laws, agrarian movement,
adj. n. 土地的, 農業的 something related to land, agriculture

ail
to cause physical or mental pain, trouble or discomfort
vi. vt.使苦惱; 生病

akimbo
Akimbo is a human body position in which the hands are on the hips and the elbows are bowed outward, or bent/bowed in a more general sense
That woman stands with her arms akimbo.
adj,adv.以兩手插腰的

黏力

所謂黏力, 是指能和對方交涉, 和對手徹底談話, 為了能讓對方深入理解, 能耐心的加以說明, 喜歡親身體驗團體聚會的氣氛, 能夠經常探視同僚的精神, 也可以說是一種行動力.

累積這種行動的結果將會帶動周圍的人, 讓大家一起動起來. 但由於有些人太聰明, 又過度重視理性, 千方百計的只想節省時間,以致不肯投入時間去從事以上的活動, 因為他無法忍受無法立即獲得效果的事物.

對任何毫無權勢的人而言,"人性"是唯一的武器.

大前研一 當開始說"可是..."的時候

所謂體制, 指的是習慣因循舊方法, 被限制在無法果斷的採行新事物的框架中. 每當要執行新手法時, 總會出現維持現狀,抵制的作為, 提出"這很難捨棄"的藉口.

然而, 20年來業績極速成長的公司, 都是僅強化單一事事業的專業公司.
Nokia 就是一個原本面對許多柵欄跨不過去的大企業, 瞬間, 果決的瞄準一項專業, 深度耕耘手機產業而大獲全勝的公司.
公司內部如果有成為綜合公司所需的要素,就很容易以為自己無所不能; 加上擔心既有事業之間產生矛盾, 以致必須花很多時間做內部調整, 那就不能明快做決策了.

所謂的數位公司是與"綜合企業"對峙的窄而深的世界. 所以, 一無所失的人便可以極力經營自己的世界,這是現代人成功的模式之一.

大前研一 後50歲的選擇 閱讀筆記

大前先生說: 先重新整理至今為止做過的事, 再依照眼前的社會和經濟現況,尋找, 開拓自己未來想走的路.
也就是說, 每個人都應該透過整頓自己走過的路, 重新設計自己的人生.

很多上班族經常被上司質疑"是否有徹底執行他人所言的能力". 但是當年輕人被如此培育, 最後只會習慣一個指令一個動作的思考及行為模式.
反觀大經營者不可或缺的資質就是:儘管被要求"伸出手來", 卻能脫口而出說出 "No, 我現在面臨必須說No.的局面"

社會上的人在20歲左右普遍具有"能夠判斷出今後的社會變遷方向, 並迅速展開行動"的資質, 但是大多數人不行會在進公司數年之後, 染上上班族遺傳因子, 養成只做被指示的, 沒有指示就不做的習性.

這種人往往當上司指示"去做"時, 既不去思考為何要做? 也不思考做了有何意義? 就一個動作一個命令的照指示做. 只關心個人升遷和如何快速的完成眼前的工作. 因而去做未經指示的事, 或是進一步提出新方案的力氣, 也就消失無蹤了.

IT公司能讓年輕人發揮能力, 因此, 在20幾歲即成為業界頂尖高手, 創立公司並非不可能的事.但是經營公司需要某種程度的經驗, 而且必須具備業界, 公司, 和商業相關知識.照理說, 要充實這方面的經驗, 合適的時期並非20幾歲,而是30幾歲. 35歲的人, 雖一時面臨失敗, 但仍未喪失重新再來的意願和勇氣. 而40幾歲以後, 還能下決心改變人生方向的人極少.

所以, 30幾歲是能以百分之百的氣勢前進, 邁向成功的唯一時期.

進入公司十年後, 大約32~35歲, 就應該學會所有該學的東西, 這是不變的真理.

有些在公司混了十年, 既不流淚也不飛走, 又不知道自己究竟哪裡不足, 或另外一些咕噥"都遵從上司的意思做了,為什麼我的工作運不佳"的上班族 應該要學習敗犬"我是敗犬, 那又怎樣?"的思維.

由於待遇好, 理所當然養成高待遇的消費習慣, 但輕率的將這種習慣表現出來的人, 這種人就輸了.這種人對別人缺乏同理心, 造成工作的不順暢, 由於企業顧問是一種必須向對方提出建議說服人的工作因此, 缺乏同理心的人根本不適合做.

若想扭轉上班族的思維, 那比較適合的年齡是28~32歲.

35歲以後, 如果不刻意, 強制性的立定目標, 提高眼界, 進而邁向更高層級, 自己的智慧將無法跟著進步. 在最初十年, 每個人都會有進步. 但此後, 能再進步的就只剩下肯繼續努力的人了.

"我在麥肯錫時所錄用的人當中, 有幾位年屆30幾歲後半的人有的共通缺點是, 動不動就問"大前先生的意見如何?"我想聽的倒是, 前往實施現場訪問, 做了分析後的你們, 本身的意見如何?而將結果說明給客戶聽, 是身為管理職的我的事.但是那些人一逕的只想知道我在想什麼, 我會如何對客戶解說..."

心裡記掛著主管想法的人是危險的.抱持這種揣摩心態的人, 難免會扭曲真相, 看不清事實.進公司超過一段時間,無形中養成察言觀色, 看人說話的習慣. 然而隨波逐流只會讓智能停滯, 許多意想不到的事也會發生, 若想避免這種結局, 就必須立定目標, 持續努力.

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