2016年1月12日 星期二

week 14 字源

Dead Poets Society:a 1989 American drama film written by Tom Schulman, directed by Peter Weir and starring Robin Williams. Set at the conservative and aristocratic Welton Academy in the Northeastern United States in 1959, it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.

O Captain! My Captain!:is an extended metaphor poem about the death of American president Abraham Lincoln.

nihil : empty; not                            
ex: annihilate, nihilism

omni -: all
ex:omniscient, omnipotent

mono-: one
ex:monogamy, monotheism

bi-: two
ex:bicycle, bigamy

tri-:three
ex: triangle, trigonometry

quar-:four
ex:quarter

penta- :five                                    
ex: pentagon, pentagram

oct-: eight                                      
ex:octopus, October
October is the eighth month in Rome calendar.

computer illiterate:poor at computer

Cabinet:a council of high-ranking members of government

NATO phonetic alphabet:he most widely used radio telephonic spelling alphabet









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