Research notes for Scientific Writing

Noun.

• complacency n. 自得;自鸣得意
• nomenclature  n. 专业术语；e.g. the nomenclature of music; 音乐的专门术语

Verb.

• abscond vt. 潜逃;逃跑; e.g. He absconded from the bank with all the money.
• bemoan vt. 对...抱怨；对...不满；e.g. ... and often researchers bemoan the lack of well-validated measures...
• empower:  (1) to give or delegate power or authority to; authorize;  (2) to give ability to; enable or permit;
  empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social, educational, gender, or economic strength of individuals and communities.
• sidestep vt. 回避；避免；to sidestep a difficult problem/question
• reap 收割；收获；to reap the benefits of trust and distrust ...
• conflate  合并；混合;<=>co-exist
• endeavor vt. = attempt; endeavor after = seek; e.g.: He endeavored after more fame and wealth; They endeavored to make her happy, but in vain.
• embark on sth. 着手，开始做某事；e.g. In Section 3, we then embark upon the problem of distrust-aware
  recommendations.
• reinforce vt. 增强；巩固；e.g. The experimental results clearly reinforce our claims that ...

Adj.

• contemporary 当代的；同时代的；
• dichotomous   对立的；有区别的；
• imperative = very important      必要的；紧急的；
• peculiar  特有的；独特的
• inexplicable  无法解释的；e.g.: Their actions are completely inexplicable.

Phrases

• tap into 利用；开发；
• in vain 徒劳无益地；
• speak to (1) 围绕…谈: He does not speak to the subject. 她没有说到主题。(2) 提醒：This vast literature speaks to the importance of clustering in data analysis.
• be that as it may: 尽管如此...although it may be true; something that you say which means although you accept a piece of information as a fact, it does not make you think differently about the subject that you are discussing. 
  e.g.: l am sorry to hear about your troubles, but, be that as it may, you still must carry out your responsibilities. Be that as it may, I still cannot help you.

Sentences

• To facilitate discussion, we first introduce some notation. = For the sake of clarity = For the purpose of discussion