- 承接《词汇 colossal–cornucopia》，继续按字母顺序收录 C2 词表，这篇收 C 尾段到 D 开头的一批（corollary - deity）。
- 涵盖负面性格/行为形容词（craven、cunning、deceitful）和正式书面名词（crux、decorum、deference），每个词配一个常用搭配。
- 学完继续扩充高阶词汇量。
重点内容
| 英文 | 音标 | 中文 | 例句 | 常用搭配 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| corollary (n.) | /kəˈrɒləri/ | 必然结果；推论 | Unemployment is a corollary of recession. | a natural corollary |
| corroborate (v.) | /kəˈrɒbəreɪt/ | 证实 | Witnesses corroborated her story. | corroborate evidence |
| cortege (n.) | /kɔːˈteɪʒ/ | 送葬队伍 | The funeral cortege moved slowly. | a funeral cortege |
| cosmology (n.) | /kɒzˈmɒlədʒi/ | 宇宙学 | He studies cosmology at university. | modern cosmology |
| cosmos (n.) | /ˈkɒzmɒs/ | 宇宙 | The vastness of the cosmos amazed her. | the vastness of the cosmos |
| countenance (v.) | /ˈkaʊntənəns/ | 容忍；赞同 | The school won't countenance cheating. | countenance violence |
| covet (v.) | /ˈkʌvɪt/ | 觊觎；渴望拥有 | She coveted her sister's job. | covet something |
| craven (adj.) | /ˈkreɪvn/ | 怯懦的 | It was a craven act. | craven cowardice |
| credulous (adj.) | /ˈkredjələs/ | 轻信的 | Credulous investors lost money. | credulous consumers |
| creed (n.) | /kriːd/ | 信条；教义 | People of every creed were welcome. | a religious creed |
| crevasse (n.) | /krɪˈvæs/ | 裂缝（冰川） | The climber fell into a crevasse. | a deep crevasse |
| crucible (n.) | /ˈkruːsɪbl/ | 严峻考验；坩埚 | The war was a crucible for the nation. | a crucible of change |
| crux (n.) | /krʌks/ | 关键；症结 | That's the crux of the matter. | the crux of the problem |
| crypt (n.) | /krɪpt/ | 地下墓室 | The kings were buried in the crypt. | a church crypt |
| culminate (v.) | /ˈkʌlmɪneɪt/ | 以...告终 | The festival culminates in a fireworks show. | culminate in |
| culpable (adj.) | /ˈkʌlpəbl/ | 应受谴责的 | The driver was culpable for the accident. | culpable negligence |
| culprit (n.) | /ˈkʌlprɪt/ | 罪魁祸首 | Sugar is often the culprit for weight gain. | the main culprit |
| cunning (adj.) | /ˈkʌnɪŋ/ | 狡猾的 | It was a cunning plan. | a cunning trick |
| cupidity (n.) | /kjuˈpɪdəti/ | 贪婪 | His cupidity led to his downfall. | sheer cupidity |
| curmudgeon (n.) | /kəˈmʌdʒən/ | 脾气暴躁的人 | He's a grumpy old curmudgeon. | an old curmudgeon |
| cursory (adj.) | /ˈkɜːsəri/ | 草率的；粗略的 | She gave it a cursory glance. | a cursory glance |
| curtail (v.) | /kɜːˈteɪl/ | 削减；缩短 | They curtailed public spending. | curtail spending |
| daft (adj.) | /dɑːft/ | 愚蠢的 | Don't be daft. | a daft idea |
| dalliance (n.) | /ˈdæliəns/ | 调情；玩票性质的参与 | He had a brief dalliance with politics. | a brief dalliance |
| daunting (adj.) | /ˈdɔːntɪŋ/ | 令人生畏的 | It's a daunting task. | a daunting challenge |
| dawdle (v.) | /ˈdɔːdl/ | 磨蹭 | Stop dawdling and get ready. | dawdle over |
| dearth (n.) | /dɜːθ/ | 缺乏 | There's a dearth of evidence. | a dearth of |
| debacle (n.) | /deɪˈbɑːkl/ | 惨败；灾难 | The launch was a total debacle. | a total debacle |
| debilitate (v.) | /dɪˈbɪlɪteɪt/ | 使衰弱 | The illness debilitated him. | a debilitating disease |
| debonair (adj.) | /ˌdebəˈneə(r)/ | 优雅潇洒的 | He's a debonair gentleman. | a debonair charm |
| debunk (v.) | /diːˈbʌŋk/ | 揭穿；证伪 | Scientists debunked the myth. | debunk a theory |
| decadence (n.) | /ˈdekədəns/ | 颓废；奢靡 | The party was pure decadence. | a life of decadence |
| deceitful (adj.) | /dɪˈsiːtfl/ | 欺骗的 | He's a deceitful person. | deceitful behaviour |
| decimate (v.) | /ˈdesɪmeɪt/ | 大量摧毁 | The disease decimated the population. | decimate a population |
| decorous (adj.) | /ˈdekərəs/ | 得体的；合乎礼仪的 | Her behaviour was decorous. | decorous conduct |
| decorum (n.) | /dɪˈkɔːrəm/ | 礼仪；得体 | He acted with decorum. | a sense of decorum |
| decree (n.) | /dɪˈkriː/ | 法令 | The king issued a decree. | a royal decree |
| decrepit (adj.) | /dɪˈkrepɪt/ | 破旧的；衰老的 | The decrepit building was condemned. | a decrepit old house |
| decry (v.) | /dɪˈkraɪ/ | 谴责 | Critics decried the decision. | decry a policy |
| defamation (n.) | /ˌdefəˈmeɪʃn/ | 诽谤 | He sued the newspaper for defamation. | defamation of character |
| deference (n.) | /ˈdefərəns/ | 尊重；顺从 | She spoke with deference to her elders. | in deference to |
| deflate (v.) | /dɪˈfleɪt/ | 泄气；打击 | The criticism deflated his confidence. | deflate someone's ego |
| defunct (adj.) | /dɪˈfʌŋkt/ | 不再存在的 | The defunct company closed years ago. | a defunct organisation |
| dehort (v.) | /dɪˈhɔːt/ | 劝阻 | He tried to dehort them from the plan. | dehort someone from |
| deign (v.) | /deɪn/ | 屈尊 | She didn't even deign to reply. | deign to reply |
| deity (n.) | /ˈdeɪəti/ | 神；神明 | Ancient cultures worshipped many deities. | a Greek deity |
*dehort*（劝阻）是这批词里最罕见的一个，日常写作几乎不会用到，反义词 *exhort*（劝勉、力劝）反而常见得多——认得 dehort 就好，不用刻意记着用。
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