1. The millionaire has a _____ for ancient Chinese water-color paintings and stores a wide collection of them in his mansion.
(A) penchant
(B) harbinger
(C) panacea
(D) magnate

• n. [C] 可數名詞
   

  1. French -a liking for something, especially something that is slightly disapproved of by other people 【法】嗜好﹐愛好〔尤指別人有點不贊成的事物〕

      

  2. [+for]

     a penchant for fast cars   對高速汽車的強烈愛好

整理:

(A)  penchant  嗜好

 1.    French -a liking for something, especially something   

      that is slightly disapproved of by other people 【法】

   嗜好﹐愛好〔尤指別人有點不贊成的事物〕

 2.    [+for]

(B) harbinger  n.先驅、前兆

(C)  panacea  n.萬靈藥

(D) magnate  n.富豪，（實業界的）巨頭，大王；要人，權貴[C]

1. something that people think will make everything better and solve all their problems 〔解決所有問題的〕萬全之策﹐解決一切弊病的方法

   Battery - powered cars are not a panacea for the pollutionproblem .   以電池為動力的汽車不是解決污染問題的萬全之策。

2. a medicine or form of treatment that is supposed to cure any illness 包治百病的藥﹐萬靈藥

1. （實業界的）巨頭，大王；要人，權貴[C]

   a press magnate   報業巨子

   a steel magnate   鋼鐵大王

1. 通報者

    

2. 先驅，先鋒

    

3. 前兆，預示