pecuniary a.金钱的;金钱上的 [L pecuniarius

pedagogue n.教师(常含蔑视之意) [ME

pedant n.迂儒;拘泥形式的人 [F pedant

pedestal n.雕像等的台架;基础 [F piedestal

pedestrian a.徒步的;散文体的;通俗的 [pedestre or L pedester -tris]

pediatrician n.小儿科医师

pediment n.山形墙;三角墙 [earlier pedament, periment, perh corrupt of PYRAMID(常 P~)金字塔 2(数学)角锥]

peek v.偷看;窥见 [ME pike, pyke, steal a ~ 偷看]

peer n.贵族;上院议员;同辈 [ME

pejorative a.侮蔑的 [F pejoratif -ive

pelf n.金钱;不义之财 [ME

pell-mell ad.混乱地;纷乱地 [F p　e-m　e, OF pesle mesle, mesle pesle, etc, redupl of mesle

pellucid a.清澈明晰的;易懂的 [L pellucidus

pelt v.毛皮 [ME

penalize v.处刑;宣告有罪;处罚 [pen 雌鹄;监禁]

penance n.(赎罪的)惩罪;告解 [ME

penchant n.倾向;爱好 [F, pres part of pencher incline]

pendant a.垂饰 [ME

pendent a.悬垂的;突出的;未定的 [ME(PENDANT)]

pending a.未定的;即将发生的 [after F pendant(see PENDENT)]

pendulous a.下垂的;摆动的 [L pendulus

penetrate v.穿过;穿透;看透 [L penetrare place or enter within

penitent a.后悔的 [ME

pension n.年奉;养老金;生活津贴 [F: PENSION]

pensive a.沉思的;忧郁的 [ME

penurious a.吝啬的;贫穷的 [medL penuriosus(PENURY贫困;贫穷ME

peonage n.劳役偿债;劳役偿债制度 [peon (中南美)工人,散工,日工]

perceive v.知觉;感知;理会 [ME

perception n.知觉;认知;理解;知觉力 [E

percolate v.过滤;渗出;浸透

[L percolare(PER-全部, colare strain紧张;拉紧

percussion n.冲撞;敲击 [F percussion or L percussio(PERCUSS扣诊)repercussion 弹回;反应;影响 I am afraid that this event will] [have serious ~s]

peremptory a.专横的 [AF peremptorie, OF peremptoire

perennial a.长久的;永远的 [L perennis(PER-, annus year)]

perfectionist n.力求完美者;吹毛求疵者