胡敏读故事记单词托福词汇173

　　173. The polygonal² portrait多边形肖像 polygon¹-poster
There was a politician who wanted to have a portrait painted in the shape of a polygon. He contacted a particular portraitist whose portraiture³ was purportedly⁴ perfect and made a few inquiries⁵: “I would like the portrait to portray⁶ a ponderous⁷ demeanor,” said the politician. The portraitist replied, “If you possess a positive posture⁸ and pose a persuasive⁹ pose, your portrayal¹⁰ will portend¹¹ the affection of the populous¹² portion of your constituents¹³.” “What material will it be made of?” he asked. “It will be made of porcelain¹⁴, a non-porous¹⁵ material. It will also be portable and suitable as a poster if you wish, and, of course, it will be polygonal as you requested,” said the portraitist. The man asked, “I have another concern. I have very large pores on my nose. Will they appear?” “We can hide them if you wish,” answered the artist. “Good. My appearance is important to me as I am a politician. One last question,” said the prospective¹⁶ customer, “How long will it take me to receive it after it’s done?” “If we send it by post, the postal¹⁷ system can have it in your possession a few days after the postmark if the postage is correct, that is,” he said. “And what if it gets lost in the mail? Who will be responsible?” inquired the politician. “The postmaster, of course.” He replied.
Since the portrait was portable, there was no need to send it after all the politician picked it up himself. When he finally received the polygonal portrait, he was quite pleased.
polygon n.多边形
polygonal adj.多角形的,多边形的
ponderous adj.沉重的,笨重的
populous adj.人口稠密的,人口多的
porcelain n.瓷器,瓷
pore n.小孔,气孔,毛孔
porous adj.可渗透的,多孔的
portable adj.便携带的,手提式的,轻便的
portend vt.预兆,预示
portion n.一部分,部分
portrait n.肖像,画像,描写
portraitist n.肖像画家
portraiture n.肖像画法
portray vt.描述,绘制
portrayal n.饰演,描画
pose vt. 形成,引起n. 姿势,姿态vi.摆姿势
positive adj.阳的;肯定的,积极的
possess vt.占有,拥有,持有
possession n.拥有,占有,财产
post vt. 张贴,揭示n.柱,邮件
postage n.邮资
postal adj.邮政的,邮局的
poster n.海报,招贴

1 polygon   

n.多边形；多角形

参考例句：

• A polygon with ten sides is a decagon.十条边的形状叫十边形。
• He conceived the first proof that the 17-sided polygon is constructible.他构思了17边形可以作图的第一个证明。

2 polygonal   

adj.多角形的，多边形的

参考例句：

• The grains take on simple polygonal. 颗粒呈简单的多角形。 来自辞典例句
• Use the necessary instrument Polygonal Lasso Tool to outline the mask contour. 使用多边形套索工具将面膜部分选中。 来自互联网

3 portraiture   

n.肖像画法

参考例句：

• I am going to have my portraiture taken.我请人给自己画张肖像。
• The painting of beautiful women was another field of portraiture.人物画中的另一个领域是仕女画。

4 purportedly   

adv.据称

参考例句：

• This is purportedly the oldest tree in the world. 据称这是世界上最古老的一棵树。 来自互联网
• Mayor Oh Se-Hoon launched the campaign last year, purportedly to improve efficiency. 据悉，首尔市市长吴世勋于去年提出了这项旨在提高工作效率的计划。 来自互联网

5 inquiries   

n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 )；疑问；探究；打听

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending further inquiries. 他获得保释，等候进一步调查。
• I have failed to reach them by postal inquiries. 我未能通过邮政查询与他们取得联系。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 portray   

v.描写，描述；画(人物、景象等)

参考例句：

• It is difficult to portray feelings in words.感情很难用言语来描写。
• Can you portray the best and worst aspects of this job?您能描述一下这份工作最好与最坏的方面吗？

7 ponderous   

adj.沉重的，笨重的，(文章)冗长的

参考例句：

• His steps were heavy and ponderous.他的步伐沉重缓慢。
• It was easy to underestimate him because of his occasionally ponderous manner.由于他偶尔现出的沉闷的姿态，很容易使人小看了他。

8 posture   

n.姿势，姿态，心态，态度；v.作出某种姿势

参考例句：

• The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence.政府在独立这一问题上采取了毫不妥协的态度。
• He tore off his coat and assumed a fighting posture.他脱掉上衣，摆出一副打架的架势。

9 persuasive   

adj.有说服力的，能说得使人相信的

参考例句：

• His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
• The evidence was not really persuasive enough.证据并不是太有说服力。

10 portrayal   

n.饰演；描画

参考例句：

• His novel is a vivid portrayal of life in a mining community.他的小说生动地描绘了矿区的生活。
• The portrayal of the characters in the novel is lifelike.该书中的人物写得有血有肉。

11 portend   

v.预兆，预示；给…以警告

参考例句：

• Black clouds portend a storm.乌云为暴风雨的前兆。
• What do these strange events portend?这些奇怪的事件预示着什么？

12 populous   

adj.人口稠密的，人口众多的

参考例句：

• London is the most populous area of Britain.伦敦是英国人口最稠密的地区。
• China is the most populous developing country in the world.中国是世界上人口最多的发展中国家。

13 constituents   

n.选民( constituent的名词复数 )；成分；构成部分；要素

参考例句：

• She has the full support of her constituents. 她得到本区选民的全力支持。
• Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water. 氢和氧是水的主要成分。 来自《简明英汉词典》

14 porcelain   

n.瓷；adj.瓷的，瓷制的

参考例句：

• These porcelain plates have rather original designs on them.这些瓷盘的花纹很别致。
• The porcelain vase is enveloped in cotton.瓷花瓶用棉花裹着。

15 porous   

adj.可渗透的，多孔的

参考例句：

• He added sand to the soil to make it more porous.他往土里掺沙子以提高渗水性能。
• The shell has to be slightly porous to enable oxygen to pass in.外壳不得不有些细小的孔以便能使氧气通过。

16 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

17 postal   

adj.邮政的，邮局的

参考例句：

• A postal network now covers the whole country.邮路遍及全国。
• Remember to use postal code.勿忘使用邮政编码。