"词汇篇29 · P–R"（Vocab P–R）
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- 涵盖大量 Q 开头词（这批词表里 Q 开头词特别集中），以及"精髓/典型"类词（quintessence、quintessential）。
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prowess (n.) | /ˈpraʊɪs/ | 高超的技艺；勇猛 | admired for his athletic prowess | athletic prowess |
| proximity (n.) | /prɒkˈsɪməti/ | 接近；邻近 | chosen for its proximity to the airport | close proximity |
| proxy (n.) | /ˈprɒksi/ | 代理人；代理 | voted by proxy at the meeting | by proxy |
| prudence (n.) | /ˈpruːdns/ | 谨慎 | invested with great prudence | fiscal prudence |
| prudent (adj.) | /ˈpruːdnt/ | 审慎的 | a prudent decision given the risks | a prudent choice |
| pseudonym (n.) | /ˈsuːdənɪm/ | 笔名；化名 | wrote the novel under a pseudonym | write under a pseudonym |
| psyche (n.) | /ˈsaɪki/ | 心灵；精神 | left a mark on the national psyche | the human psyche |
| puerile (adj.) | /ˈpjʊəraɪl/ | 幼稚的 | dismissed the joke as puerile | a puerile remark |
| pugnacious (adj.) | /pʌgˈneɪʃəs/ | 好斗的 | known for his pugnacious style | a pugnacious attitude |
| pulpit (n.) | /ˈpʊlpɪt/ | 讲道坛 | delivered the sermon from the pulpit | speak from the pulpit |
| punctilious (adj.) | /pʌŋkˈtɪliəs/ | 一丝不苟的 | punctilious about following procedure | punctilious attention |
| pundit (n.) | /ˈpʌndɪt/ | 权威人士；评论员 | political pundits predicted a landslide | a political pundit |
| pungency (n.) | /ˈpʌndʒənsi/ | 辛辣；刺激性 | the pungency of the spice surprised her | sharp pungency |
| pungent (adj.) | /ˈpʌndʒənt/ | 辛辣的；刺鼻的 | a pungent smell filled the kitchen | a pungent odour |
| purge (n.) | /pɜːdʒ/ | 清洗；清除 | a purge of corrupt officials | a political purge |
| purist (n.) | /ˈpjʊərɪst/ | 纯粹主义者 | a purist who dislikes modern remakes | a language purist |
| purport (v.) | /pəˈpɔːt/ | 声称；意图 | a letter purporting to be from the CEO | purport to be |
| purveyor (n.) | /pəˈveɪə(r)/ | 供应商 | a purveyor of fine wines | a purveyor of |
| pusillanimous (adj.) | /ˌpjuːsɪˈlænɪməs/ | 懦弱的 | criticized as a pusillanimous response | a pusillanimous leader |
| quack (n.) | /kwæk/ | 江湖郎中；庸医 | exposed as a quack selling fake cures | a quack doctor |
| quadrant (n.) | /ˈkwɒdrənt/ | 象限；四分之一 | located in the northeast quadrant | the upper quadrant |
| quagmire (n.) | /ˈkwægmaɪə(r)/ | 泥沼；困境 | dragged into a political quagmire | a political quagmire |
| quaint (adj.) | /kweɪnt/ | 古雅的；奇特有趣的 | a quaint little village by the sea | a quaint custom |
| qualm (n.) | /kwɑːm/ | 疑虑；不安 | had no qualms about lying | have qualms about |
| quandary (n.) | /ˈkwɒndəri/ | 困境；进退两难 | left in a moral quandary | in a quandary |
| quarantine (n.) | /ˈkwɒrəntiːn/ | 隔离；检疫 | placed under quarantine for two weeks | in quarantine |
| quarry (n.) | /ˈkwɒri/ | 采石场；猎物 | stone taken from a nearby quarry | a stone quarry |
| quartet (n.) | /kwɔːˈtet/ | 四重奏；四人组 | a string quartet performed that evening | a string quartet |
| quash (v.) | /kwɒʃ/ | 撤销；镇压 | the court quashed the conviction | quash a rumour |
| quaver (n.) | /ˈkweɪvə(r)/ | 颤抖（声音） | a quaver of fear in her voice | a quaver in one's voice |
| quell (v.) | /kwel/ | 平息；镇压 | troops were sent to quell the riot | quell a riot |
| querulous (adj.) | /ˈkwerələs/ | 爱抱怨的 | a querulous tone in his letters | a querulous complaint |
| quibble (n.) | /ˈkwɪbl/ | 小争论；吹毛求疵 | a minor quibble about wording | a minor quibble |
| quicksand (n.) | /ˈkwɪksænd/ | 流沙 | sank slowly into the quicksand | caught in quicksand |
| quiescent (adj.) | /kwiˈesnt/ | 静止的；不活跃的 | the volcano has been quiescent for years | a quiescent state |
| quintessence (n.) | /kwɪnˈtesns/ | 精髓；典范 | the quintessence of good manners | the quintessence of |
| quintessential (adj.) | /ˌkwɪntɪˈsenʃl/ | 典型的；最能代表的 | a quintessential English village | quintessential example |
| quintet (n.) | /kwɪnˈtet/ | 五重奏；五人组 | a jazz quintet played all night | a jazz quintet |
| quip (n.) | /kwɪp/ | 妙语；俏皮话 | made a witty quip about the weather | a witty quip |
| quiver (n.) | /ˈkwɪvə(r)/ | 颤抖 | a quiver of excitement ran through her | a quiver of excitement |
| quixotic (adj.) | /kwɪkˈsɒtɪk/ | 不切实际的 | a quixotic attempt to change the system | a quixotic quest |
| quorum (n.) | /ˈkwɔːrəm/ | 法定人数 | the meeting lacked a quorum | reach a quorum |
| rabble (n.) | /ˈræbl/ | 乌合之众；暴民 | dismissed the protesters as a rabble | an unruly rabble |
| radiance (n.) | /ˈreɪdiəns/ | 光辉；容光焕发 | the radiance of the morning sun | a warm radiance |
| radicalism (n.) | /ˈrædɪkəlɪzəm/ | 激进主义 | a wave of political radicalism | youthful radicalism |
| rambunctious (adj.) | /ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs/ | 喧闹的；难以控制的 | a rambunctious group of children | rambunctious behaviour |
📌 *quandary*（困境；进退两难）和 *quagmire*（泥沼；困境）都指难以脱身的处境，quagmire 更强调"越陷越深、难以摆脱"，常用于政治/军事泥潭。
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