- 承接《词汇 rumination–sediment》，继续按字母顺序收录 C2 词表，这篇收 S 开头的一批（seditious - snub）。
- 涵盖"奴役/顺从"类同根词群（servile、servility、servitude、serfdom）和"隐藏/伪装"类词（shroud、shrouded、silhouette、semblance）。
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| seditious (adj.) | /sɪˈdɪʃəs/ | 煽动叛乱的 | charged with making seditious remarks | seditious speech |
| sedulous (adj.) | /ˈsedjələs/ | 勤勉的；刻苦的 | sedulous attention to every detail | sedulous effort |
| seer (n.) | /sɪə(r)/ | 预言家；先知 | consulted a seer about the future | an ancient seer |
| segregation (n.) | /ˌsegrɪˈgeɪʃn/ | 隔离；种族隔离 | fought against racial segregation | racial segregation |
| seizure (n.) | /ˈsiːʒə(r)/ | 夺取；查封；癫痫发作 | the seizure of illegal drugs | a police seizure |
| semantics (n.) | /sɪˈmæntɪks/ | 语义学；措辞含义 | an argument over mere semantics | a matter of semantics |
| semblance (n.) | /ˈsembləns/ | 假象；外表 | tried to maintain a semblance of order | a semblance of normality |
| seminal (adj.) | /ˈsemɪnl/ | 开创性的；有重大影响的 | a seminal work in the field | a seminal study |
| senility (n.) | /sɪˈnɪləti/ | 老年痴呆；衰老 | showing signs of senility | the onset of senility |
| sequel (n.) | /ˈsiːkwəl/ | 续集；续篇 | the sequel was even better | a much-anticipated sequel |
| sequestration (n.) | /ˌsiːkweˈstreɪʃn/ | 隔离；扣押 | the jury was placed under sequestration | asset sequestration |
| serendipitous (adj.) | /ˌserənˈdɪpɪtəs/ | 意外发现的；机缘巧合的 | a serendipitous meeting changed his life | a serendipitous discovery |
| serenity (n.) | /səˈrenəti/ | 宁静 | the serenity of the mountain lake | inner serenity |
| serfdom (n.) | /ˈsɜːfdəm/ | 农奴制 | peasants freed from serfdom | escape serfdom |
| servile (adj.) | /ˈsɜːvaɪl/ | 卑躬屈膝的 | a servile attitude toward superiors | servile flattery |
| servility (n.) | /sɜːˈvɪləti/ | 卑躬屈膝 | disgusted by his servility | sheer servility |
| servitude (n.) | /ˈsɜːvɪtjuːd/ | 奴役；苦役 | sentenced to years of servitude | penal servitude |
| severance (n.) | /ˈsevərəns/ | 解雇补偿；断绝 | received a generous severance package | a severance package |
| severity (n.) | /sɪˈverəti/ | 严重性；严厉 | underestimated the severity of the injury | the severity of |
| shackle (n.) | /ˈʃækl/ | 镣铐；束缚 | freed from the shackles of tradition | the shackles of |
| shambles (n.) | /ˈʃæmblz/ | 一团糟 | the meeting was a complete shambles | a total shambles |
| shard (n.) | /ʃɑːd/ | 碎片 | cut by a shard of glass | a shard of glass |
| sheen (n.) | /ʃiːn/ | 光泽 | polished to a bright sheen | a glossy sheen |
| shirk (v.) | /ʃɜːk/ | 逃避（责任） | accused of shirking his duties | shirk responsibility |
| shoddy (adj.) | /ˈʃɒdi/ | 劣质的；粗制滥造的 | complained about the shoddy workmanship | shoddy workmanship |
| shrewdness (n.) | /ˈʃruːdnəs/ | 精明；敏锐 | admired for her business shrewdness | political shrewdness |
| shrine (n.) | /ʃraɪn/ | 圣地；神龛 | built a shrine to honour the fallen | a roadside shrine |
| shroud (n.) | /ʃraʊd/ | 裹尸布；覆盖物 | wrapped in a burial shroud | a shroud of secrecy |
| shrouded (adj.) | /ˈʃraʊdɪd/ | 笼罩的；隐蔽的 | a decision shrouded in mystery | shrouded in mystery |
| shun (v.) | /ʃʌn/ | 回避；排斥 | shunned by his former friends | shun publicity |
| siege (n.) | /siːdʒ/ | 围攻；围困 | the city endured a long siege | under siege |
| silhouette (n.) | /ˌsɪluˈet/ | 剪影；轮廓 | a silhouette against the sunset | a dark silhouette |
| simile (n.) | /ˈsɪməli/ | 明喻 | used a vivid simile in the poem | a striking simile |
| simpleton (n.) | /ˈsɪmpltən/ | 傻瓜 | treated like a simpleton | a naive simpleton |
| sinecure (n.) | /ˈsaɪnɪkjʊə(r)/ | 闲差；挂名职位 | criticized as a political sinecure | a comfortable sinecure |
| singular (adj.) | /ˈsɪŋgjələ(r)/ | 非凡的；独特的 | a singular achievement in her field | a singular talent |
| singularity (n.) | /ˌsɪŋgjuˈlærəti/ | 独特性；奇点 | discussed the technological singularity | a moment of singularity |
| siren (n.) | /ˈsaɪərən/ | 警报器；蛊惑人心者 | the siren wailed through the night | a wailing siren |
| skirmish (n.) | /ˈskɜːmɪʃ/ | 小规模冲突 | a border skirmish escalated tensions | a minor skirmish |
| skullduggery (n.) | /skʌlˈdʌgəri/ | 阴谋诡计 | accused of financial skullduggery | corporate skullduggery |
| sloth (n.) | /sləʊθ/ | 懒惰 | criticized for his sloth and apathy | intellectual sloth |
| slumber (n.) | /ˈslʌmbə(r)/ | 沉睡 | woken suddenly from her slumber | a deep slumber |
| smattering (n.) | /ˈsmætərɪŋ/ | 少量；略知皮毛 | only a smattering of applause | a smattering of knowledge |
| snare (n.) | /sneə(r)/ | 陷阱 | caught in a hunter's snare | set a snare |
| snooty (adj.) | /ˈsnuːti/ | 势利的；高傲的 | a snooty attitude toward newcomers | a snooty waiter |
| snub (n.) | /snʌb/ | 冷落；怠慢 | took the snub personally | a public snub |
*servile*（卑躬屈膝的）、*servility*（卑躬屈膝）、*servitude*（奴役；苦役）三个词同根，servile/servility 描述讨好巴结的姿态，servitude 更强调被迫的、失去自由的劳役状态。
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