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Per se（就其本身而言）

The directtranslation of this term is "by itself" and it means just that whenused in English as well. You could use it to say that you don't find chemistryboring per se (by itself, intrinsically), but this professor's voice puts youto sleep.例如：就化學本身而言我并不討厭它，可是教授上課的聲音總是讓我想打瞌睡。

Vice versa（反之亦然）

From the Latin meaning "to change" or "turnaround," this term means to reverse the order of something . This quotefrom Samuel Butler provides an example, "In the midst of vice we are invirtue, and vice versa."

Alma mater（母校 尤指大學）

If you don'tknow this term already, you'll become quite familiar with it once you graduatefrom college. The literal translation is "dear/bountiful mother" butyou'll find it used in everyday language to denote the college or universityfrom which one has graduated.

Magnum opus（大師之作/絕好的藝術作品）

Whether it's in writing, painting, sculpture ormusic, this Latin term denotes the greatest work done by an artist-- a truemasterpiece.

Per diem（每日）

Meaning"by the day" a per diem in most uses today designates a dailyallowance used in traveling for work. It can also mean a per-day rate or thatsomeone is paid on a daily basis. Other common similar terms are per annum (bythe year) and per capita (by the person.)

Pro rata（按比例的）

This Latinphrase is something you're likely familiar with in everyday life. It means tocharge at a proportional rate. So if a service is $100 for 10 hours, then onewould cost $10 pro rata.

De facto（事實上）

In Latin, defacto means "from the fact" and in use in English it is often used todistinguish was is supposed to be the case from what is actually the reality.For example, legally, employers are not allowed to discriminate in hiringbecause of age, but many still practice de facto (in reality, in fact)discrimination.

Exempligratia（縮寫是e.g.,這通常會用在例子前面，for the sake of example）

You'll oftensee this term abbreviated to e.g. in writing. It means "for the sake ofexample" and when it see it in a sentence you can expect that is will befollowed by some examples.

Et cetera（縮寫是etc. 意思是and the others還有其他的）

Few out therearen't familiar with this term but may not know it as well when it's spelledout like this and not abbreviated as etc. Meaning "and the others" itis used to denote that a list of things could continue ad infinitum (see belowfor definition) and that for the sake of brevity it's better to just wrapthings up with a simple etc.

Quasi（類似的，有如）

In Latin, thisword means as if or as though and in English it is used as both an adjective inits own right and as a part of a compound word. It simply designates somethingthat resembles something else but doesn't quite have all the same features.

Verbatim（逐字逐句的/地）

If you repeat something verbatim you repeat itin exactly the same words, word for word with no changes and no improvisation.

Status quo（現(xiàn)狀）

From the Latinmeaning "the state in which" this term is used today to designate theexisting state or condition of things. For example, if you're making money offof a high pollution industry it is to your interests to maintain the status quowhen it comes to environmental law.

Id est（縮寫是i.e.,通常在作者想要給出具體的例子和解釋的時候）

You've likelyseen this term in writing before, even if you weren't aware as it is commonlyabbreviated to i.e. In Latin, it means "that is" and is used inEnglish when the speaker or writer wants to give an example or explanation thatspecifies a statement.

Deus ex machina（解圍的人或事件）

In directtranslation, this term means, "God out of a machine" and it harkensback ancient Greek and Roman plays. When the plot would become too tangled orconfusing, the writers would simply bring in God, lowered in via a pulleysystem (the machine) and he would wrap it all up. Today, it's still used inliterature to describe a plot where an artificial or improbable means ofresolving a conflict is used.

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