2016年1月12日 星期二

week 11 字源



Fraternities and sororities

fraternity:any group or class of persons having common purposes, interests,
sororities: social organizations at colleges and universities

大學部:under-graduate
研究所:graduate

mock(v):imitate
mockery(n)
mockingbird
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William BlakeTIGER, tiger】=>Praise God

 
superficially=slightly<=>thoroughly

ver-:word
ex:verbal

anima-:live
ex:animation

dia-:diameter

prologue<=> epilogue

miss:send
ex:mission、missionary

mortician=undertaker
Ice age----I am mortified

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer

candi-:honest
ex:candidate

mal-:bad
malignant tumor 惡性腫瘤
malicious 惡意















week 10 字源

ATM:Automatic Teller Machine
Teller:A bank employee who receives and pays out money.
mock=laugh at, make fun of=>mockery(n)

bull's eye

voc-:to call
ex:provocative

Notre Dame de Paris,the finest examples of French Gothic architecture

grotesque--- a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature; a piece of work in this style. 

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John Donne an English poet and a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the
 preeminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, satires and sermons

No Man Is An Island  by John Donne 

bell:war
ex:rebellion 

dim:light turn dark
ex:diminish

hemo-、emo-:blood
ur-:urine

plot (+against) = conspiracy
                                   (pirate=陰謀)

offender=criminal
defend(er):To attempt to disprove or invalidate (the claim made by a lawsuit or prosecution)

be german to = be relate to 

situate(v)=>situation(n)













2016年1月11日 星期一

week 9 字源

midterm

week 8 字源

政權
ex:Ma administration, not Ma government

be tantamount to= just like

snob:One who despises, ignores, or is patronizing to those he or she considers inferior.
snobbish(adj.)


chaos=>lots of mess
chaotic

cir-:circle
ex:circumvent

-pathy:feeling
ex:sympathy、antipathy

syn-:together
ex:idiosyncrasy

week 7 字源

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FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation

federal government:pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states

hindering=delay=retard


for the strike:to quit working at their jobs until certain demands are met.

bureau-: Bureaucratic System
ex: bureaucratic(adj)

demo-:show
ex: democracy

main characters in  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz


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Dorothy Gale is the fictional protagonist of the Oz novels by the American author L. Frank Baum. Her best friend is Oz's ruler Princess Ozma. she want to find the shoes can sent her home.

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the Scarecrow:In his first appearance, revealing that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one.

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Tin Woodman:known as either the Tin Man or (incorrectly) the Tin Woodsman.His desire for a heart notably contrasts with the Scarecrow's desire for brains, reflecting a common debate between the relative importance of the mind and the emotions.

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Cowardly Lion:Since lions are supposed to be "The Kings of Beasts," the Cowardly Lion believes that his fear makes him inadequate.He wants to be brave. He does not understand that courage means acting in the face of fear, which he does frequently.

n_m:name
ex:pseudonym
        (fake)
        nominee、astronomy(the man who name the stars)

auto-:self
ex:autonomy

re-:again
ex:reiterate=restate

rotate:To proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate
政黨輪替
rotation(party)=party alternate= switch (=change) (on/off)


-serve:save
ex:reserve、deserve、conservative、preserve

di-:apart
ex:divorce
「divorce」的圖片搜尋結果

p.p. use as adj.
threat(n)  =>  threaten
straight          straighten
forbid            forbidden

forbidden city


forbidden fruit


liberty: The condition of being free from confinement, servitude, or forced labor.
freedom:The condition of not being in prison or captivity

The Lord's Prayer


This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,[a]
    but deliver us from the evil one.[b]’

jury:A body of persons selected to decide a verdict in a legal case, based upon the evidence                          presented, after being given instructions on the applicable law.
「jury」的圖片搜尋結果

defendant:a person against whom an action or claim is brought in a court of law.
「defendant」的圖片搜尋結果

client:A customer or patron:

attorney:A person who is legally qualified and licensed to represent a person in a legal matter, such                 as a transaction or lawsuit.
















week 6 字源

con=clone

「epidemic」的圖片搜尋結果
epidemic:a temporary prevalence of a disease.

anti-:against, opposite of, antiparticle of
ex:antibacterial (destructive to or inhibiting the growth of bacteria.)
               = bacteria 

over-:many、much
overcrowding

candid-:sincere
ex:candidate

advocate
ad:to 
voc:to call

delegate:represent=>delegate (componant or group)
relegate:to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

ten= to hold
ex:tentative、tenant(hold the right to live in the house)

tem-:time
ex:temporary、contemporary

auto-:self
ex:autonomy

astro-:star
ex:astronomy

para-:平行並列
ex:paradise、paragraph

pri-:首要
ex:principle、primary

primitive:beginning

pre:major
ex:president

nominate<=>nominee
employ<=> employee 










week 5 字源

pec-:peck
ex:impeccable 、henpecked( one browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by his wife, girlfriend)


Rip Van Winkle
       (meaning of Dutch noble)

go dutch:for each person in a pair or a group to pay for himself or herself.

pro-:in favor of
ex: proponent、protagonist

predisposed:likely
pre-:before
dis-:unlike

-prehen-:take hold of; grab

re-:again
ex:reprehensible

com-:together
ex:comprehensive university 綜合大學

spect-:to  look
ex:inspcetor、perspect、spectator、speculate