nondescript
[`nɑndɪˌskrɪpt; 'nɔndiskript] (發音來源)
無可名狀的
一字之不識，何以千古文章為？字者，語言之最小元素也！語妙天下，文煥星斗，皆由是始。字塾願做一字師，與各位一起學習記憶英文單字。
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oblique
oblique
[ə`blik; ə'bli:k] (發音來源)
拐彎抹角的
以下是一則網路流傳的笑話，保證虛構，萬勿當真。
看完要笑得出來，必須知道微軟的總部在西雅圖（當然還要不在裡面上班）。機長用微軟總部與機場的相對位置，成功降落。
「聽了你的分析，我知道笑點在哪裡了，但是讀完全文，我沒看到一個oblique字出現。」坐後面一位工程師模樣的男生說：「文不對題，作文寫得再好也是零分！」（該不會真遇到微軟的工程師了吧？）
「別急別急，聽我解釋。」我強忍緊張，腦中不斷找著自圓其說的說詞。「嗯，大家先讀完這個單字的記憶四步曲，我再跟大家講。」趁空檔，得去google一下資料，編一套解釋。
[ə`blik; ə'bli:k] (發音來源)
拐彎抹角的
以下是一則網路流傳的笑話，保證虛構，萬勿當真。
A helicopter was flying around above Seattle yesterday when an electrical malfunction disabled all of the aircraft's electronic navigation and communications equipment. Due to the clouds and haze, the pilot could not determine the helicopter's position and course to steer to the airport.
The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter's window. The pilot's sign said ''WHERE AM I?'' in large letters.
People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said ''YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER.''
The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely.
After they were on the ground, the co-pilot asked the pilot how the ''YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER'' sign helped determine their position.
The pilot responded ''I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building because, similar to their help-lines, they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer.''
The pilot saw a tall building, flew toward it, circled, drew a handwritten sign, and held it in the helicopter's window. The pilot's sign said ''WHERE AM I?'' in large letters.
People in the tall building quickly responded to the aircraft, drew a large sign, and held it in a building window. Their sign said ''YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER.''
The pilot smiled, waved, looked at his map, determined the course to steer to SEATAC airport, and landed safely.
After they were on the ground, the co-pilot asked the pilot how the ''YOU ARE IN A HELICOPTER'' sign helped determine their position.
The pilot responded ''I knew that had to be the MICROSOFT building because, similar to their help-lines, they gave me a technically correct but completely useless answer.''
看完要笑得出來，必須知道微軟的總部在西雅圖（當然還要不在裡面上班）。機長用微軟總部與機場的相對位置，成功降落。
「聽了你的分析，我知道笑點在哪裡了，但是讀完全文，我沒看到一個oblique字出現。」坐後面一位工程師模樣的男生說：「文不對題，作文寫得再好也是零分！」（該不會真遇到微軟的工程師了吧？）
「別急別急，聽我解釋。」我強忍緊張，腦中不斷找著自圓其說的說詞。「嗯，大家先讀完這個單字的記憶四步曲，我再跟大家講。」趁空檔，得去google一下資料，編一套解釋。
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