0919

筆記

tele-: far
telescope, telecast, telephone


man-: hand
manipulate, manual


Roman numerals
1: I
4: IV (逢4>>5-1)
5: V
6: VI (逢6>>5+1)
10:X
50: L
100: C
500: D
1000: M


The Pentagon

單字

0915

appeal

noun

an urgent request for people to give you something that you need such as 

help, money, or information

ap-: extension

approve, approach, apprehend

catch up with

phrase

to begin to have an effect on someone

celebrity

noun

a famous person

public figure, living legend, star

distraction

noun

something that gets your attention and prevents you from concentrating on something else

dis-: not

dislike, disagree, discontinue

implication

noun

a possible effect or result

im-: into, not, extension

immigrate, import, imprison

0916

influence

noun

the effect that a person or thing has on someone's decisions, opinions, or behaviour or on the way something happens

in-: not, in

incomparable, inhuman, injustice

inspire

verb

to give someone the enthusiasm to do or create something

in-: not, in

inside, inbreak, indoor

legend

noun

someone who very many people know about and admire

hero, idol, role model

miss the boat

phrase

to fail to take advantage of an opportunity by not taking action quickly enough

promote

verb

pro-: forward

progress, prospect, provision

0917

role

noun

the purpose or influence of someone or something in a particular situation

role in, play a role, role as

sell out

phrase

if a shop sells out of something, it sells all that it has so that there is no more available

slim

adjective

thin in an attractive way

slender, lean, trim

undeniable

adjective

certainly correct or true

un-: not

unfriendly, unwelcome, unfortunate

unique

adjective

very special, unusual, or good

unusual, special, remarkable

0918

contemporary

adjective

modern, or relating to the present time

con-: together, extension

concolorous, connatural, conjoined

currently

adverb

at the present time

-ly: used with many adjectives to make adverbs meaning in a particular way

quietly, quickly, angrily

explosion

noun

an occasion when something bursts with a lot of force and a loud noise, often causing damage

ex-: an occasion when something bursts with a lot of force and a loud noise, often causing damage

ex-girlfriend, ex-boyfriend, ex-governor

luxury

noun

something expensive that you enjoy but do not really need

opulence, sumptuousness, grandeur

marketing

noun

the ways in which a company encourages people to buy its products by deciding on price, type of customer, and advertising policy

adspend, affiliate marketing, billing

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motivate

verb

to make someone feel determined to do something or enthusiastic about doing it

spruik, encourage, urge on

movement

noun

the act or process of moving people or things from one place or position to another

-ment: a suffix of nouns, often concrete, denoting an action or resulting state ( abridgment; refreshment), a product ( fragment), or means ( ornament).

compliment, statement, department

resources

noun

something that you can use to help you to achieve something, especially in your work or study

re-: again, back, backward

regenerate, refurbish, retype

significant

adjective

very large or noticeable

large, enormous, great

tend

verb

to usually do a particular thing

habit, routine, daily life