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employers. alsoV.

artifact ['ɑ:tifækt] N. /人造物品/object made by human beings, either hand-

made or mass-produced. Archaeologists debated the significance of the artifacts discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor but came to no conclusion about the culture they represented.

artifice ['ɑ:tifis] N. /技巧；欺骗/deception; trickery. The Trojan War proved to

the Greeks that cunning and artifice were often more effective than military might.

artisan [,ɑ:ti'zæn, 'ɑ:tiz n] N. /工匠/manually skilled worker; craftsman, as

opposed to artist. A noted artisan, Arturo was known for the fine craftsmanship of his inlaid cabinets.

artless ['ɑ:tlis] ADJ. /坦诚；直率/without guile; open and honest.

Sophisticated and cynical, Jack could not believe Jill was as artless and naive as she appeared to be.

ascendancy [ 'send nsi,-d ns] N. /统治，控制/controlling influence; domination.

Leaders of religious cults maintain ascendancy over their followers by methods that can verge on brainwashing.

ascertain [,æs 'tein] V. /确认，确证/find out for certain. Please ascertain her

present address.

ascetic [ 'setik] ADJ. /苦行；禁欲/practicing self-denial; austere. The

wealthy, self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict, ascetic life led by members of some monastic orders. also N.

ascribe [ 'skraib] V. /归因于；指派/refer; attribute; assign. I can ascribe no

motive for her acts.

aseptic [æ'septik] ADJ. /抗菌的/preventing infection; having a cleansing

effect. Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced aseptic conditions.

ashen ['æ n] ADJ. /灰色/ash-colored. Her face was ashen with fear.