Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter D - Page 22
Dejection (n.) 沮喪，灰心，洩氣 [U]；【醫】排糞；排泄物 Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.
What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring. -- Milton.
Dejection (n.) A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.]
A dejection of appetite. -- Arbuthnot.
Dejection (n.) (Physiol.) The discharge of excrement.
Dejection (n.) (Physiol.) Faeces; excrement.-- Ray.
Dejection (n.) A state of melancholy depression
Dejection (n.) Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: {fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM}, {stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}].
Dejectly (adv.) Dejectedly. [Obs.]
Dejectory (a.) Having power, or tending, to cast down.
Dejectory (a.) Promoting evacuations by stool. -- Ferrand.
Dejecture (n.) That which is voided; excrements. -- Arbuthnot.
Dejerate (v. i.) To swear solemnly; to take an oath. [Obs.] -- Cockeram.
Dejeration (n.) The act of swearing solemnly. [Obs.] -- Bp. Hall.
Dejeune (n.) A dejeuner.
Take a d['e]jeun['e] of muskadel and eggs. -- B. Jonson.
Dejeuner (n.) A breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation.
Dejeuner (n.) A midday meal [syn: lunch, luncheon, tiffin, dejeuner].
De jure (a. & adv. ) By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to de facto.
De jure (adv.) By law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" [syn: legally, lawfully, de jure] [ant: unlawfully].
De jure (a.) By right; according to law; "de jure recognition of the new government" [ant: de facto].
De jure, by right. Vide De facto.
De jure (a.) [ Before noun ], (adv.) (Formal) 法律上（的）；根據法定權力（的） Having a right or existence as stated by law.
// The country has de facto independence now, and it will soon be recognized de jure by the world's governments.
// The president aims to create a de jure one-party state.
Compare: De facto
De facto (a.) [ Before noun ] (adv.) (Formal) 事實上的，實際上的 Existing in fact, although perhaps not intended, legal, or accepted.
// The city is rapidly becoming the de facto centre of the financial world.
// He's her de facto husband though they're not actually married.
// English is de facto the common language of much of the world today.
// If it is on British soil then it is de facto British.
Deka- () A prefix signifying ten. See Deca-.
Dekagram (n.) Same as Decagram.
Dekaliter (n.) Same as Decaliter.
Dekameter (n.) Same as Decameter.
Dekastere (n.) Same as Decastere.
Dekle (n.) See Deckle.
Del (n.) Share; portion; part.
Delaceration (n.) A tearing in pieces.
Delacrymation (n.) An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes; wateriness of the eyes.
Delactation (n.) The act of weaning.
Delaine (n.) A kind of fabric for women's dresses.
Delamination (n.) Formation and separation of laminae or layers; one of the methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum are differentiated.
Delapsation (n.) See Delapsion.
Delapsed (imp. & p. p.) of Delapse
Delapsing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delapse
Delapse (v. i.) To pass down by inheritance; to lapse.
Delapsion (n.) A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.
Delassation (n.) Fatigue.
Delated (imp. & p. p.) of Delate
Delating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delate
Delate (v. i.) 控告；公開；告發 To carry; to convey.
Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated. -- Bacon.
Delate (v. t.) To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.
When the crime is delated or notorious. -- Jer. Taylor.
Delate (v. t.) To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against; to accuse; to denounce.
As men were delated, they were marked down for such a fine. -- Bp. Burnet.
Delate (v. t.) To carry on; to conduct. -- Warner.
Delate (v. i.) To dilate. [Obs.] -- Goodwin.
Compare: Denounce
Denounce (v.) [With object] 指責，譴責 [（+as）]；告發，指控；彈劾 [（+as）]；通告廢除（或終止） Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
‘The Assembly denounced the use of violence.’
‘He was widely denounced as a traitor.’
‘Priests denounced him to the King for heresy.’
Notorious (a.) 惡名昭彰的，聲名狼藉的 [（+for）] Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
‘Los Angeles is notorious for its smog.’
‘He was a notorious drinker and womanizer.’
Compare: Womanizer
Womanizer (n.) (British Womaniser) (Derogatory) 沉溺於女色的人；玩弄女性者 A man who engages in numerous casual sexual affairs with women.
‘A notorious womanizer who married four times.’
Compare: Derogatory
Derogatory (a.) 減損的；有傷品格的；貶低的；【語】貶義的 Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.
‘She tells me I'm fat and is always making derogatory remarks.’
Delation (n.) Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic]
In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them preserveth them. -- Bacon.
Compare: Conveyance
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] 運送，運輸 [U]；表達，傳達 [U] The action or process of transporting or carrying someone or something from one place to another.
‘A busy centre for the conveyance of agricultural produce from the Billingshurst area.’
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] [Humorous, formal] [Count noun] A means of transport; a vehicle.
‘Adventurers attempt the trail using all manner of conveyances, including mountain bikes and motorcycles.’
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] The action of making an idea, feeling, or impression known or understandable to someone.
‘A role that demands much more than the conveyance of simple emotions.’
‘Art's conveyance of meaning is complicated.’
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] (Law) The legal process of transferring property from one owner to another.
‘Such protective measures might be taken before the conveyance is concluded.’
[Count noun] ‘A mortgage involves a conveyance of property subject to a right of redemption.’
Conveyance (n.) [Mass noun] [Count noun] A legal document effecting the transfer of property in the case of an unregistered title.
‘The wife's solicitors will submit a draft conveyance or transfer to the husband's solicitors.’
Delation (n.) (Law) 控告；告發 Accusation by an informer. -- Milman.
Delator (n.) An accuser; an informer.
Delaware (n.) An American grape, with compact bunches of small, amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.
Delawares (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian Territory.
Delays (n. pl. ) of Delay
Delay (v.) A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.
Delayed (imp. & p. p.) of Delay
Delaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delay
Delay (n.) To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the time of or before.
Delay (n.) To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow.
Delay (n.) To allay; to temper.
Delay (v. i.) To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.
Delayer (n.) One who delays; one who lingers.
Delayingly (adv.) By delays.
Delayment (n.) Hindrance.
Del credere () An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of an additional premium or commission (called a del credere commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the buyer when it becomes due.
Dele (imperative sing.) Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d, thus: /.
Deled (imp. & p. p.) of Dele
Deleing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dele
Dele (v. t.) To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.
Dele (v. t.) To deal; to divide; to distribute.
Deleble (a.) Capable of being blotted out or erased.
Delectable (a.) 令人愉快的，使人高興的；好吃的，甘美的 Highly pleasing; delightful.
Delectable both to behold and taste. -- Milton.
Delectable (a.) Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; same as luscious, 1.
Syn: delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy. -- De*lec"ta*ble*ness, n. -- De*lec"ta*bly, adv. -- De*lec`ta*bil"i*ty, n.
Delectable (a.) Extremely pleasing to the sense of taste [syn: delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious, toothsome, yummy].
Delectable (a.) Capable of arousing desire; "the delectable Miss Haynes" [syn: delectable, sexually attractive].
Delectate (v. t.) To delight; to charm.
Delectation (n.) Great pleasure; delight.
Delectus (n.) A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
Delegacy (n.) 代表團；代表制度；代表的派遣（或選舉）；代表的地位（或權力） The act of delegating, or state of being delegated; deputed power. [Obs.]
By way of delegacy or grand commission. -- Sir W. Raleigh.
Delegacy (a.) A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.] -- Burton.
Delegacy (n.) The state of serving as an official and authorized delegate or agent [syn: {representation}, {delegacy}, {agency}].
Delegacy (n.) A group of representatives or delegates [syn: {deputation},{commission}, {delegation}, {delegacy}, {mission}].
Delegacy (n.) The appointment of a delegate.
Delegate (n.) 代表；會議代表；代表團團員 [C] [（+to）] Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar.
Delegate (n.) One elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting.
Delegate (n.) One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution.
Delegate (a.) Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge.
Delegated (imp. & p. p.) of Delegate
Delegating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delegate
Delegate (v. t.) 委派……為代表；委派（某人）做 [O2]；授（權）；把……委託給 [（+to）] To send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize.
Delegate (v. t.) To intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit.
Delegate (n.) [ C ] (C1) （尤指會議的）代表 A person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, especially at a meeting.
// Delegates have voted in favour of the motion.
// Each union elects several delegates to the annual conference.
Delegate (v.) (Give) (C2) [ I or T ] （把…）委派（給…），（把…）委託（給…）；授權（給…） To give a particular job, duty, right, etc. to someone else so that they do it for you.
// As a boss you have to delegate (responsibilities to your staff).
// Authority to make financial decisions has been delegated to a special committee.
Delegate (v.) (Choose person) [ T + obj + to infinitive ] （尤指會議的）選代表 To choose or elect someone to speak, vote, etc. for a group, especially at a meeting.
// A group of four teachers were delegated to represent their colleagues at the union conference.
Delegation (n.) 代表團，派遣委員團，派遣代表 The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.
Delegation (n.) One or more persons appointed or chosen, and commissioned to represent others, as in a convention, in Congress, etc.; the collective body of delegates; as, the delegation from Massachusetts; a deputation.
Delegation (n.) A kind of novation by which a debtor, to be liberated from his creditor, gives him a third person, who becomes obliged in his stead to the creditor, or to the person appointed by him.
Delegatory (a.) Holding a delegated position.
Delegitimize (v. t.) (Formal) (UK usually Delegitimise) （使）失去合法性 To make something seem not valid or not acceptable.
// If he does not take part in the election, it would delegitimize the entire electoral process.
Delenda (n. pl.) Things to be erased or blotted out.
Delenifical (a.) Assuaging pain.
Deleted (imp. & p. p.) of Delete
Deleting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delete
Delete (v. t.) To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.
Deleterious (a.) 有害的；有毒的 Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious plant or quality; a deleterious example. -- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Del`e*te"ri*ous*ness, n.
Deleterious (a.) Harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives" [syn: deleterious, hurtful, injurious].
Deletery (a.) Destructive; poisonous.
Deletery (n.) That which destroys.
Deletion (n.) Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.
Deletitious (a.) Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; -- said of paper.
Deletive (a.) Adapted to destroy or obliterate.
Deletory (n.) That which blots out.
Delf (n.) A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch.
Delf (n.) Same as Delftware.
Delft (n.) Same as Delftware.
Delftware (n.) Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland; hence:
Delftware (n.) Earthenware made in imitation of the above; any glazed earthenware made for table use, and the like.
Delhi (n.) (Also Old Delhi) (Proper noun) 德里 A walled city on the River Jumna in north central India, which was made the capital of the Mogul empire in 1638 by Shah Jahan (1592–1666).
Compare: River Jumna
River Jumna (n.) (Yamuna River ) 亞穆納河 A river of northern India, which rises in the Himalayas and flows in a large arc southwards and south-eastwards, through Delhi, joining the River Ganges below Allahabad. Its source (Yamunotri) and its confluence with the River Ganges are both Hindu holy places.
Delibate (v. t.) To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in.
Delibation (n.) Act of tasting; a slight trial.
Deliber (v. t. & i.) To deliberate.
Deliberate (a.) 深思熟慮的，慎重的，謹慎的；故意的，蓄意的 [Z] Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. "These deliberate fools." -- Shak.