eavesdrop UK [ˈiːvzˌdrɒp] US [ˈivzˌdrɑp][v] to deliberately listen secretly to other people’s conversations偷听，窃听
这是从盎格鲁撒克逊时代（即古英语时期）流传下来的一个英语词。那时房子没有檐槽，屋檐很宽，使屋顶的雨水能
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diehard UK [ˈdaɪˌhɑː(r)d] US [ˈdaɪˌhɑrd][n] someone who opposes change and refuses to accept new ideas顽固分子，死硬派〔反对变化、拒绝新思想的人〕
19世纪初期，英、葡、西三国同拿破仑在伊比利亚半岛上进行了长达六年的战争，史称
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muse [mjuːz][n] someone’s muse is the force or person that makes them want to write, paint, or make music, and helps them to have good ideas灵感，创作冲动的源泉
muse一词来源于希腊神话。在
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windfall [ˈwɪn(d)ˌfɔːl][n] an amount of money that you get unexpectedly意外之财；意外获得的东西
windfall的原义指被风吹落的果子，为复合词，从其成分wind和fall就可以大概悟出该词的含义。关于windfall的喻义“意外之财”的由来背后有一些历史渊
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tantalize [ˈtæntəlaɪz][v] to show or promise something that someone really wants, but then not allow them to have it使〔某人〕因想要却得不到而干着急; 逗引; 撩拨
tantalize一词源出古希腊神话。主神宙斯之
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panacea [ˌpænəˈsiːə][n] something that people think will make everything better and solve all their problems〔解决所有问题的〕万应灵丹，解决一切弊病的方法
panacea一词直接借自希腊语。在希腊神话里Panacea是医药
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martyrUK [ˈmɑː(r)tə(r)] US [ˈmɑrtər][n] someone who dies for their religious or political beliefs and is admired by people for this殉道者; 烈士
该词借自后期拉丁语（Late Latin），源于希腊语
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gazette [ɡəˈzet][n]1.an official newspaper, especially one from the government giving important lists of people who have been employed by them etc〔尤指政府的〕公报
used in the
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