philosophical
adj. 哲学的
eg. Wilbur says he's not a coward, but that he's philosophically opposed to war.
威尔伯说他不是个懦夫，但他在哲学观念上反对战争。

genius
n. 天才，天赋
eg. He is endowed with genius.
他有天才。

stained
n. 染色的
eg. He stained his military record by going AWOL [a.w.o.l.=absent without official leave].
他因擅离职守而玷污了军绩。

expertise
n. 专门知识
eg. His field of expertise was steroids.
他的专业领域是甾族化合物。

adept
adj. 熟练的；擅长......的
eg. The author is adept in depicting vast scenes.
作者很善于描写大的场面。

parchment
n. 羊皮纸；羊皮纸文稿
eg. The writing on the parchment had faded until it was almost illegible.
羊皮纸上的字迹已褪色，到了差不多让人认不清的地步。

comprise
vt. 包含；由......组成
eg. Their country is comprised of 50 states.
他们的国家是由50个州组成的。

chisel
vt. 欺骗；凿刻
eg. He chiseled the figure of a girl out of a block of white marble.
他把一块汉白玉雕成一个女孩的石像。

engrave
vt.雕刻；铭记
eg. That image is engraved on my mind.
那个形象铭记在我脑海里。