Amalgamation (續：改變 不改變 單字大集合)

amalgamation



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n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    合併;混合

          2.    汞齊化





。最高點 

。減法

。加法 

。中心 

Debilitate



。改變

gradation

Affleck finds a nice [gradation] in the way he allows his need for her to struggle with his fear of her.

barm

Even though barmy crowds might be cheering themselves daft.

switcheroo

an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.

Responsible for a murder, Vincent decides to fake his own death by substituting Clay for himself -- since no one will notice the [old] switcheroo.

transmogrify

Duke sees Gonzo transmogrify [into] a demon with breasts on its back, and an acid vision of a Vegas bar features large legit lounge lizards. 

transmogrification

Free from the [exploitative] qualities of Larry Clark's Kids, Alpha Dog shows the absolutely true transmogrification of bored suburban youths into drug [kingpins] and other reckless associates.



alchemy 

bullion

elixir 

catalyst

His imprisonment by the government served as the catalyst that helped transform social unrest [into] revolution.  

though this seeming triumph is in fact the catalyst [for] a tragedy that starts to unfold as Milk does his best to forge a political partnership with Dan White,

sensual than sexual, Lightness went where few films dared, making sex less a voyeuristic pastime than a catalyst [for] commentary on the bittersweet nature of love and existence.

A segment concerning the postwar economics that made food plentiful in the U.S. provides insight into the [catalyst] that sparked a national obsession with food.

As the catalyst [for] Steve's change, Jamie Foxx pulls off a disciplined, subtle performance.

Although both records sold [poorly] upon release, they've since become rock classics, and can be pointed to as the official catalyst [for] what later became punk rock.



supple

Or by mall using a claim form suppled by tooth fairy.

svelte 

Tea Leoni, as the [svelte] psych student who comes between them,

lithe

the lithe [body] of a ballerina.

A lithe fashion [model] and a young newspaperman meet on a quiz show. 

She's a former dancer, [lithe] and shapely,

There may be nothing as Old Hollywood as the narrative about a pretty girl summoning up a dose of [pluck] to triumph over [adversity]. And yet Brit Marling—the lithe, stunning co-writer and star of 2011 Sundance Film Festival hits Another Earth and Sound of My Voice, who gives good quotes about how she had to become a screenwriter because she wanted more from her acting career than prototypical starlet parts amounting to “girl in bikini running from man with chainsaw”—has been hailed as both the atypical “it” girl of the moment, and the hope for the future in which, instead of complaining about The Man/men holding them down, sisters start doin’ it for themselves, or whatever.

lissome

An image of one [captor] idly channel-surfing with his lissome [captive] bound

limber

nimble

The movie has stepped [nimbly] around all sorts of other obligatory scenes.

"Flirting With Disaster" shows off fine, [nimble] cinematography by Eric Edwards, whose credits include all of Gus Van Sant's films.

Harrison's [cutting] is nimble, and soundtrack layering dense.

pliable

But [exasperation] is [outweighed] by Green's understanding of kids — how [supple] and [pliable] they are, and what crushing pressures they regularly [withstand], wearing no helmets at all.

malleable

Johansson needs mostly to be [open] and [malleable]

If his McCandless comes off as a bit blank-slate, that's appropriate for a man-boy whose [un]shakable convictions are mostly of the kind that grow more [malleable] with age and experience.

calisthenic

when the sun gets a little lower tonight, I'm going to star a calisthenic routine.



tertiary

of the third order, rank, stage, formation, etc

I personally know of a couple of Rangers who swear that they see only in tertiary colors now.

supplementary 

improve

auxiliary 

backup

ancillary 

secondary

it should have a longer life in [ancillary],

Ken Park takes its name from the skate park where an [ancillary] character takes his own life in the film's opening moments,

That's too bad, because this ancillary [fact] -- along with the studio dumping it in January -- tended to obscure just how good Nick Cassavetes' film really is.

marginalia

marginal notes 

two floors of the kind of old-school [marginalia] its name implies, its place in movie culture legend further secured by being the spot where Quentin Tarantino reputedly ran up (and ran out on) $150 in late fees while writing Pulp Fiction in the Dutch capital.

cardinal

of prime importance, chief, principal

of the color cardinal

Also attending the London premiere were two flamingos, 50 [red] cardinals and starlings, and six penguins.【數】基數

Mrs. Manion, wouldn't you say that a Catholic who can blithely ignore one of the cardinal rules of her church, could also easily ignore an oath taken on one of its artifacts, say, an oath taken on a rosary? (羅馬天主教) 紅衣主教,樞機主教



fermentation

obtect

pupa

chrysalis

struggling to emerge from the chrysalis of [ugliness]. 

Did you not ust strip me of my Louis XV chrysalis, cloak, boots, wig, tri-cornered hat?

cocoon

The Visitor, tells a very simple story about a human being [inching] his way out of a self-[imposed] [emotional] cocoon.



equipoise

poise

state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight, equipoise

dignified, self-confident manner or bearing, composure, self-possession

However, what they don't know is that Vinz picked it up and has it in his possession, and when Vinz, Hubert, and Said get into a scuffle with a group of racist skinheads, the circumstances seem poised for tragedy.

Beauty helps, and height (she's 5 ft. 8 1⁄2 in.), but what's crucial is that regal poise.

Again, I’m sure that sounds like things veer [off] into [the] weird but Ben Lewin’s screenplay and direction never let that happen. He and the actors [handle] the touchy subject matter ([pun] intended) with the utmost maturity, poise and thoughtfulness. Jokes are made when they need to be (which is pretty often) but, for the most part, everyone is just being open and honest, both as a character and an actor.





。不改變

Bigotry

















Amalgamation